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Mr. Willse said the building setback is impacted and on the plan it shows it was impacted by the relocation of the right of way due to the Clague Road project. On the plan in the southwestern corner he had them plot a dimension to show this would have been the setback and this is how it was impacted thus increasing the amount of variance required. He said regardless of what happens with that sign on Clague, chances are it will be re-worked. He has no problem moving it back to be in compliance. Mr. Rymarczyk said the last variance is to put up a billboard sign where they would put in a panel. Mr. Spalding asked about parking. Mr. Rymarczyk said they comply. Mrs. Hoff-Smith asked for the hours of operation. Mr. Willse said 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. They are open until 12:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday during the summer. That is only at the drive through. Mr. Spalding asked about loading. Mr. Willse pointed out the area just north of the store where trucks will pull around and enter. There is a ramp to the northeastern corner and deliveries go in to the back of the store. They have strict guidelines with deliveries. They will typically receive deliveries during non-business hours, usually 7-10:00 a.m. NIr. Rymarczyk explained the code is being reworked as two of them conflict on the time deliveries can begin. Mr. Spalding inquired about the closest resident to the store. He asked if the apartments are directly behind the property. Mr. Willse referred to the plan. He said there is an open field and parking right behind them. He mentioned the expanded view site plan and said it gives a footprint of the apartment building. Mrs. Hoff-Smith asked about the property to the south. She wondered about the decibel levels. Mr. Willse said they have equipment designed to direct the sound. The speaker is set in and it controls and shields the sound in a very tight area. They have the ability to control the output volume. Mr. Rymarczyk asked if it will be less than 55 at the property line. Mr. Willse said yes, they would meet or exceed the code requirement. Mr. John Dailey, Councilman of Ward 2, came forward to speak. He said the last time they had a restaurant proposed along a residential street was probably the Burger King on the corner of Canterbury and Lorain. He said getting in and out of that parking lot on a much less traveled street is a nightmare. Coming in off of Canterbury is really tough, and it is only a 2-lane street. His biggest concern with the proposed site is cars trying to get in off of Clague Rd. making a left hand tum if heading south on Clague. This will cause a traffic back-up on Clague, even after just reconstructing the intersection. It will cause more of a hardship on the residents. Mr. Bowman and Mr. Sturgeon can probably address that better as they see the traffic pattern every day out their front doors. The other concerns come from the residents of Summerland. The residents he spoke with are opposed to a restaurant that close to their homes. He wants to be sure they are addressing any potential traffic concerns, and liabilities along those lines. Mrs. Hoff-Smith asked if traffic was the only concern of the people on Summerland. Mr. Dailey said residents of Summerland already have a disadvantage in trying to make a left hand tum onto Clague to head south. Turning right is not as big a deal but they may be more concerned about pulling out and making a right and trying to excel toward the intersection with cars there trying to make a turn. Mr. George Bowman came forward and indicated he lives directly across the street from the proposed Wendy's. He said the east side of the CVS is a truck delivery area. Everything delivers on the little road they propose to have as an exit to Lorain Rd. He said secondly, the time Wendy's will be busy is the time their traffic is the busiest. He said there is heavy traffic in the morning going southbound on Clague to I-480. If soineone is stopping at Wendy's in the morning they will be tying up traffic. He sees it everyday. One car trying to make a tum can back up traffic all the way to Lorain Rd. He added that in the evening if someone wants to tum in and pick up dinner, they will have to go across a tum lane and 2 other lanes to get in there. It will not work. He said it also adversely affects property value. That is a huge concern. He said the business belongs on Lorain Rd. and not on a side street. Mrs. Kay Bowman came forward to say a lot of things have been addressed but no one has addressed what the people on the west side of the street are going to have to look at. She indicated if she opens her front drapes she will have to look at Wendy's. She said she understands fliey are getting a variance to be even closer to the street, which puts them closer to her front window. Mr. Allan pointed out they have not been given anything yet. IVIrs. Bowman said there are 2 lanes in front of her house, on her side of the street, and just as you get into the bend is where the road narrows. She said if there are people making a left hand tum off of Lorain, and there is already a problem with people coming out of the gas station and the cleaners, the drivers at that point on Clague are not going to see anybody. She said when she goes to tum in her driveway, she can't swing out to do it because there is a lane of traffic next to her. She asked what it will be like with this new place across the street. Mrs. Mary Jane Smith of Clague Road came forward. She indicated she is directly across the street from the proposed Wendy's. She has great concerns about the traffic. She said they just completed fixing the road in order to alleviate some of the problems on Clague Road and now they want a Wendy's there which will compound the problems the residents experience there. She said that going south there are 2 lanes but it narrows to 1 and everyday, at least 4-5 times a day, she hears screeching brakes. She asked for clarification on the entrance on Clague Rd. She asked if the drive will be an entrance only or exit only. Mrs. O'Rourke indicated they are proposing both entrance and exit. Mrs. Smith mentioned the CVS sign is very bright. She doesn't need a night light. She said they will now be adding more lights and she is not happy. She realizes it is a com'mercial property but something else could be put 14