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.? 19 does r.iot pertain to the teaching. Mr. O'Malley suggested making that a specific condition of the approval. Mr. Koeth asked Mr. Rymarczyk if the change in the proposal would afffect the number of practitioners they could have. He replied that with the change, the number of practitioners does not matter. He added that Mr. Sexstella will have to come back when he plans to remodel. Mr. Koeth indicated the Planning Commission would like to see those blueprints. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated they xvill need an occupancy permit and they will need to know from the county board of health that everyt:hing has been inspected and meets their standards. The Building Department will do a walk throug;h at that time also. IV. NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND SUBDIVISIONS: 1. Dale 6: Sheila Schmidt: Rezonin and Redefinition of Zonina for PP# 234-08-001: Proposal consists of two parts: (a). R.equests that the property that is identified as 31515 Lorain Road (pp# 234-08-001) (6.6644 acres) be re-zoned from Limited Industry-Industrial Park to Motorist Service District. The location is on t11e south side of Lorain Road approximately 200 feet east of the Lorain County Line. (b). :EZequests that the definition of Motorist Service District Zoning (City Ord. 1139.02) be amended and updated to permit various new uses including recreational and sports facilities: retail printing, telecommunications and wireless services: convention facilities: and drive-in banking facilities. Note: Planning Commission tabled this proposal at their March 12, 26, and April 9, 2002 meetin.gs. Mr. Dale Schmidt and his attorney, Mr. Michael Gareau, Sr., came forward to address the board. Mr. Koeth asked them to review what they intend to do for the record. Mr. Schmidt said his plan is to construct a fourth soccer field on the adjoining property. It would be a single field and he referred to the plans submitted to the board. They are pursuing the convention style business at the same time for their off-season, which is basically April 15th through approximately November lst. There has been a great interest, with the uncertain future of the IX Center, in having some trade shows going -to his facility. It would be primarily sports shows. There is a need for the fourth field and they are looking at indoor baseball, lacrosse, and basketball in the summertime. He believes the timing is good because in the middle of their season, which is the middle of winter, they are there until 1:00 a.m, iri the morning on Fridays and Saturdays, and they open the following day at 6:00 a.m. They need to be able to prepare themselves for other uses while getting the fourth field. Mr. Gareau said they aould have come in as they did a number of years ago when the facility was first built, and ask for a u.se variance. He does not think that is appropriate. He said it was supposed to be "let's see if it worlcs, and if it doesn't, we'll convert it back to industrial." The adjoining property has shallow lots and it will never be used for industrial. One of the reasons he proposed that it is rezoned to Motorist Service is because it truly is conducive to Motorist Service use. If you look to North Ridgeville, some of the uses that they have talked about that are in the old ordinance, not in the proposed one, they are all kind of out there. They would have liked to have seen the property out there developed more i"or industrial but that just hasn't happened. The residents have complained they cannot even sell thf;ir property because it would never be used for industrial use. When Mr. Schmidt was looking to build another building, the lenders wanted to make sure it is zoned for the use. The facility caters to mar?y people, and not just on a local level, so being close to the interchange is advantageous. Mr. Gareaix said when he prepared material for the Planning Commission to review it was just as an idea. He did. not limit it to simply adding the sports complex. It seemed there might be some other logical uses that fit into the Motorist Service use. They would like it rezoned for a limited use, as opposed to retail, both on size, lot area coverage, and parking requirements. You would not end up seeing a strip center up there. There are only so many things that could be put there. The main thing is there 7