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a.m. at times. 1VIr. Rymarczyk said if it is prior to the hours that are allowed by code, they need to call the police department. 1VIr. McCarthy indicated they have done that and it was straightened out. They had problems in the evening though when construction was being done around 9:00 or 10:00 at night. They are worried about noise pollution and the pollution from the trucks. The trucks that come in leave the motor running. The residents have windows open at times and fumes come in. He recommended that the trucks shut the engines of£ Mr. Bourzam explained that the trucks have coolers and the temperature cannot fall below a certain point. Mr. McCarthy mentioned the basement and the perishable food storage. Mr. Bourzam said the basement is storage. Mr. McCarthy said he would like the deliveries to be between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. He believes that should be a condition of approval. It should be an understood agreement and they should not have to call on it again. He said the condos are about 250 feet from the restaurant. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated they are residential but in a general retail district. Mr. Koeth said the truck situation is something they can work out with the owner. Mr. McCarthy suggested that the trucks park on the west side so the engines would face the front of the place and not the condos. He added that there is no storm sewer back there and there is a slope from the north to the south. When there is a heavy rain, it goes onto the condo property. Mr. Koeth pointed out retaining the water on the Ponderosa property will be part of the approval. Mr. McCarthy said they want to work things out but moving Ponderosa 10 feet back is moving it 10 feet closer to them. Mr. Bourzam indicated there is a catch basin for the water. However, there is a break by the fence that lets water in and a break by the Bob Evans property down the hill. He said as they are working on the store they will address the situation. They will be putting the utilities in the ground. He said it is a large project and they will address the parking lot issues. Mr. Koeth said if there are holes in the curbing they will have to fix it. Mr. Bourzam indicated they will actually take the curbing out and put a nice perimeter around the parking lot. W. McCarthy asked about the storm sewer again. Mr. Koeth pointed out the board will recommend that the engineering department take a look at it. Mr. 0'Malley asked if it would make sense for the matter to go to the Architectural Review Board before coming back to the Planning Commission. He said perhaps some of these matters can be screened by the Architectural Review Board before coming back for a final approval. Mr. Koeth said right now the applicant does not conform so the board needs to make sure they do before referring them. He added they want to see the drawings first. The applicant is starting from square one so the Architectural Review Board would have the same problems the Planning Commission had with the proposal. Mr. O'Malley pointed out the Architectural Review Board would be trying to accomplish some of the recommendations made by the Planning Commission. R. Koeth made a motion to table the proposal with the recommendation that the applicant re-do their drawings so it complies with the seating and parking requirements. They need to contact the building department to handle it. They are also to contact the engineering department to re-configure the draining situation on the lot. There is to be consideration of the cars and trucks in the loading zone. The board also requires a sign package. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated they are showing signage on the building but they need to show hard dimensions. Mr. Koeth indicated they need to work with the building department on the signage. The motion was seconded by S. Hoff-Smith a.nd unanimously approved. Proposal Tabled. 5. Chipotle Mexican Grill; Lorain Road PP# 235-27-001 Proposal consists of construction of a new building to house Chipotle Mexican Grill, site improvements and sign package. Note: Variances are required. Mr. Ed Wilson and Ms. Cheryl Obert with Glavan Feher Architects came forward to address the board. They are proposing the construction of Chipotle Mexican Grill at 26420 Great Northern Shopping Center. The out lot is currently a park-n-ride. They will construct a single story 2100 square foot restaurant with a patio. Mr. Koeth asked Mr. Rymarczyk to review the variances. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated lot coverage is an issue. He said based on this submission and with the building going up in place of some of the parking, the variance will be for another 32 spaces for total parking. There are a total of 9 variances needed for signage. Mr. Koeth asked the applicant to explain the type of business this will be. Mr. Wilson said it is a quick-serve, gourmet, Mexican food facility. They serve basically burritos and tacos. It is a cafeteria style service where customers go up to the counter and place an order. The food is prepared right there in front of the customer and they then go back to a dining area. There is also a carry out. There is no drive-through. It is a restaurant function and there is patio seating. They typically serve alcohol but it is not a major portion of their business. Mr. Koeth asked how many people actually walk up and then leave the site as opposed to staying there. Mr. Wilson said it depends on the demographic of the location but typically 60% dine in and 40% carry out. He said as opposed to a lot of the fast food or quick-serve establishments, Chipotle works very hard to create an atmosphere for dining that is hospitable for people to come in and actually dine within the facility and enjoy the architecture. They have their own music mix that is updated regularly. 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