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. '? T- !v a . REASONS NOT TO HAVE WENDY'S ON CLAGUE ROAD C.4 1.1F A BUSINESS NEEDS TffiS MANY VARIANCES, X7 FOR THE SiTE AND *4 FOA SIGNAGE, TOTALING **11 VARIANCES, TO BE IN TffiS LOCATION , THEN TT SHOULD NOT BE TIiERE. 2.THE ISSUE OF NOT IiAVING THE REQUIItED AMOUN'I' OF LAND TO BUII,D THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS. THEI' HAVE ONE ACRE AND THE REQUIItED IF ONE AND ONE HALF ACRES. 3. WHERE IN NORTH OLllRSTED DO WE HAVE A FAST FOOD RESTURANT DOWN A SIDE STREET AND FACING RESIDENTIAL HOMES? 4. SAFTEY IS A MAJOR ISSUE, WITH THE TRAFFIC AT THE CORNER, LEFT TURNS ON RED, ARROW.TURNING LIGHTS, THE PROBLEMS OF CUSTOMERS GETTING BACK OUT UNTO CLAGUE RD. CROSSING THAT MANY LANES OF TRAFFIC. NO MATTER WHTCH WAY YOU ARE GOING 0N CLAGUE RD. THIS POSES A SAF°TEY ISSUE. 5 WATER DRAINAGE PROBLEMS WiTH ADJOINIlNG PROPERTIES. 6. WITH THE SUSINESS HOURS OF WENDY'S,THE NOISE AND LIGHTS AFFECTING THE HOMES DIRECTLY ACCROSSED THE STREET. NOISE TRAVELS AND BOUNCES OF THE BLIILI2IlNG5.. LIGIiTS SHINIlNG DIRECTLY IN THE..WINDOWS. TffiS TOOK PLACE IN THE -PAST, AND THERE IS NO REASON TO TITIlVK IT WOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT NOW. 7. IT WOULD REDiJCE THE VAL'UE-OF THE HOMES DIliECTLY ACCROSSED AND NEXT Tm IT. 8 VY-ENDY'S HAS IiIGH HOPES OF MUGH BUSINESS: II+' THE CUSTOMERS AAVE GIZEAT DIFFUCIILTY ENTERING-AND. EXITINGr.. THEY W.ILL.NOT. RETURN. WHEN.STEARNS ROAD IS CONNECTED TO CROCKER,-IT WILL LESSON THE TRAFFIC ON CLAGUE RD. TffiS WILL ALSO RELIUCE THEIR MUCH HOPED FOR BUSINESS. THEN WHAT WILL WE BE LEFT WITH ON OUR STREET. WOULDN'T A.OFFICE BUILDING. WITH EMPLOYEES PAYING A HIGI3ER LEYEL OF OF CITY-INCOME TAX, AND A PROFESSIONAL OMCE BUILDING BRING MORE.REVENUE INTO THE.. CITY.,AND MOST OF AI.L.NOT REQiJIRE TIiIS MANY VARIANCES; AS-WELL AS MORE VISUALLY PLEASING-TO THE EYE OF THE NEIBORHOOD, AND TO THE MOTORIST PASSING THRU OUR CITY. ?C7- ? S? ? '• 30 ? ?Ae ?. 13 3