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adding another to the request. He pointed out that with a couple of the variances left, the applicant did reduce the quantity or size required. Ms. Obert reviewed the changes they made. Mrs. O'Rourke asked if there is a sign in the driveway. Ms. Obert indicated there is a monument sign on the left side when pulling in. Mr. Spalding asked if they will be adding any greenery between their site and Chi- Chi's. Ms. Obert replied they will be adding some trees and shrubbery. Mr. Koeth pointed out the applicant did cut down on the amount of signage and the plan doesn't look too bad at all. Mrs. O'Rourke commented that the whole building seems softer than the original drawing. Mr. Koeth asked if the Architectural Review Board wanted the applicant to make the patio windows into doors. Ms. Obert said the doors they wanted changed are on the entry fagade or the patio fagade. They looked into doing the patio fagade but the opening of the windows would conflict with the furniture, so they are looking at putting in operable windows. Mr. Koeth said it seems they have met all the requirements the Architectural Review Board was looking at except for one. He asked for audience comments. There were none. Mr. Rymarczyk asked if the board is overriding the unloading/loading zone. Ms. Obert pointed out it is incorporated in the plans. Mr. Rymarczyk confirmed the proposal would still have to go to the Board of Zoning Appeals for signage, lot coverage, and the number of parking spots. Mr. O'Malley said it might be helpful to the Board of Zoning Appeals if the Planning Commission made some comments on the issues of the lot coverage and the parking. He asked Mr. Rymarczyk if the entire lot is more than what is shown on the site plan. He believes it includes the strip mall and the mall itself and the calculations are based on that. Mr. Rymarczyk said they do refer to total lot development. It does not include the mall though. He said usually the Planning Commission may make a recommendation to the Board of Zoning Appeals one way or the other with regard to each variance. He confirmed the parking variance is for an additiona132-car parking. They previously had approved 60. Mr. O'Malley asked for clarification on the previous variance. W. Rymarczyk said there was a variance for 60 less cars than required. He said the total now would be 92. Ms. Obert said they are including 6 parallel spaces and the city currently does not have that in the ordinance. She was told that they do exist within the city. Mr. Rymarczyk asked for the seat count. Ms. Obert said it is 50 inside and 24 for the patio, a total of 74. Mr. Rymarczyk said they would have 25-car parking for the interior and they have that on the layout. The patio seating is seasonal. He indicated they would need 37 spaces. Ms. Obert indicated they have 40 and 6 parallel. R. Koeth made a motion to approve Chipotle Mexican Grill; Lorain Road PP# 235-27-001, and recommends that the Board of Zoning Appeals approve the parking variances and the lot coverage. The applicant has made the changes requested by the Architectural Review Board and the board feels the proposal fits well at that site.. He added the board is happy with what the applicant has done with the signage. The motion was seconded by J. Lasko and unanimously approved. The clerk announced that the next Board of Zoning Appeals meeting is on December 5t", 2002. 2. Wend,y's Old Fashioned Hambur,gers: Clag,ue Road PP # 237-09-005: Proposal consists of construction of a new Wendy's building including landscaping and sign package. Note: Variances are required. Planning Commission tabled this proposal 11/12/02. Mr. Willse of Franchise Management came forward on behalf of Wendy's. He passed out a traffic report that was done for the proposed site. He said he appreciates the comments that were made at the last meeting and he realizes there is a lot of emotion with this proposal. The board had indicated the need for further traffic information. Mr. Willse said the traffic impact to the intersection, particularly south of Clague Rd., is paramount to Wendy's and also the city and residents in the area. Mr. O'Malley asked if the applicant had received the traffic analysis from the city engineer's office. Mr. Willse indicated he did receive a copy of the report. He mentioned their restaurants require a significant investment and they did their homework and reviewed the numbers before submitting their report. It would not be in their best interest to propose a development if they thought there were 2