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?,- I reviewing it, is within the Planning Corrunissions discretion. However, the issue had to be voted on tonight in one fashion or another. Mr. Asseff indicated that if the proposal continued to involve the rezoning of sublot's 24 and 25 then as far as this committee was concerned it would not go anywhere. Mr. Tallon felt that was a correct statement. Mr. Dubelko indicated that the Planning Commission was a recommending body to Council and with respect to rezoning this board does not know what Council will do regarding the rezoning issue. Therefore, the board may want to make whatever recommendations they can with respect to the proposal in case the lots are rezoned. If the board makes no recommendations to Council then Council who ultimately has the responsibility to decide whether the lots are rezoned would not have the benefits of your comments. As such this board may want to spend some time on this proposal to make recommendations other than saying they don't like the rezoning proposal. The corrunission may want to make some recommendations with respect to the merits of the proposal itself. Mr. Tallon agreed. He indicated that the proposed entrance on Dewy Road should be eliminated. The amount of lighting was excessive and the earth mounding should be higher to buffer the lights. There should also be an inter-woven fence atop the mounding, it does not have to be connected just inter-woven. Mrs. O'Rourke questioned what the two existing buildings would house. Mr. Suhayda believed they would remain the same as they are now. Mr. Tallon suggested that none of the pole lights should exceed 15 feet and the pole lights closest to the residents should not be any higher then 10 feet high. The renovations on the existing shops is a coat of paint, the board would like the existing buildings to match the new facility. Mr. Koeth questioned if cars would be displayed along all of the Dewy Road owned property. Mr. Suhayda indicated that there would be cars displayed from the corner of Lorain road to the proposed curb cut on Dewy Road. The north side of the curb cut is were the earth mounding would start. Mr. Koeth questioned if there would be ground lights in the mounding. Mr. Suhayda suggested that there would be two ground lights in the area. Mr. Tallon indicated that the pole lights should be removed from the Dewy Road display area and Ballard type ground lights of low wattage should be used. He suggested two (2) or three (3) at the maximum. Mr. Koeth questioned how may display lights would be on the site. Mr. Suhayda suggested that there would be two (2) A type lights on Dewy Road and four (4) along Lorain. Mr. Koeth questioned if the pole lights would be placed just inside the sidewalk. Mr. Suhayda indicated that was correct. Mr. Tallon commented that the A type lights should not be more than 10 feet high as they only need to light up the first row of cars. He questioned what the wattage of the lights would be. Mr. Suhayda indicated that there would be three (3) different wattage sizes used. For the A type lights along Lorain Road the wattage will be 1,000 watt metal halide, B type lights would be 400 watt metal halide and the C type lights would be 250 watt metal halide. Mr. Tallon commented that this was not Jacob's Field and the wattage of the lights should be reduced to a 400 watt maximum. Mr. Asseff questioned why six (6) pole lights would require 1,000 watt lights. Mr. Suhayda invited their lighting expert to answer the question. Mr. Allan questioned how much time the board needed to spend on the proposal since they were against it. Mr. Tallon reviewed why it was in the best interest of the board to address the proposal. Mr. Parsons, the lighting expert, indicated that the reason for the wattage was they were trying to meet the recommendations of the NADA standards. Generally standard practices of inerchandising cars on the front line to roughly 80 to 100 foot candles so that the cars are highlighted so as they are viewed they stand out. They are using forward throw optics so they are directing most of the lighting at the front of the car and into the lot. The interior of ` 2