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,- a R. Tallon motioned to approve Fish Furniture Consolidation Plat; which is required by the City to combine permanent parcels Nos. 231-29-014, 231-29- 015 and 231-29-027 into one (1) parcel, which is the current site of Fish Furniture Company. Location is the North side of Lorain Road West of Gessner Road. Zoning is Retail Business, General Entirely and the proposal conforms to Zoning Code requirements for lot area, and is less non-confornung to frontage requirements than currently exists. The motion was seconded by K. O'Rourke and unanimously approved. Motion Carried V. COMM[JNICATIONS: The Planning Commission needs to chose a Chairman and Vice Chairman for 2000. T. Hreha motioned to elect R. Tallon as Chairman. The motion was seconded by W. Spalding and Unanimously approved. Motion Carried W. Spalding motioned to elect R. Koeth as Vice Chairman. The motion was seconded by K. O'Rourke and Unanimously approved. Motion Carried. Mr. Dubelko indicated that he would like to update the Commissioners on current court decisions, which relate to the Planning Commission. The VIII district court of appeals reversed Judge, Gravens, of Rocky River Municipal Courts ruling in connection with the 1998 ruling that North Olmsted's Urban Forest Ordinance was unconstitutional. The case was a spin offto the Farcel E case, as the City sited the owner of the property for violating the Urban Forest Ordinance by removing trees. The owners had a permit to remove certain number of trees from the Army Core of Engineers but they removed more trees then were permitted. They were sited for removing trees without a permit. The owners filed a case on the grounds that the Ordinance was unconstitutional. Judge Gravens dismissed the charges against the landowner and the City appealed his ruling. Mr. Dubelko argued the case in October of 1999 and Judge, Patricia Blockman ruled that the grievance be heard again and that the constitutional issue be left out. The Urban Forest Ordinance is back on the books. Mr. Koeth questioned what was happening with parcel E currently. Mr. Dubelko indicated that the City appealed 7udge, Pokorny ruling on February 3, 2000 and will take about a year to be heard. Mrs. O'Rourke questioned if the landowners could develop their land or would they have to wait until the case is settled. Mr. Dubelko commented that the parcel E landowners can develop the site for office uses as that it what it is zoned. Mr. Spalding questioned what was being done to establish a new sign chapter in the Zoning codebook. Mr. Dubelko indicated that the Law Department put together a very rough draft of a new Sign Code chapter, which was, based on "IMWA" which is the International Municipal Lawyer Association. The Chapter will be referred to the Planning Commissions next meeting. Sign chapter will require three readings, Planning Commissions review, a public hearing and once it is passed it will be 30 days 2