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printing, telecommunications and wireless services: convention facilities: and drive-in banking facilities. Acting Chairman Spalding called all interested parties forward to review the proposal. Mr. Gareau; the Attorney and Mr. Schmidt; the owner came forward to review the request. W. Gareau suggested that he would like to discuss that historically 5 years ago this land was granted a Use Variance. Mr. Schmidt came before the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and Board of Zoning and Development to place an indoor soccer field on industrial zoned property. This board, City Council, NOSO and the community were all in favor of the Soccer Complex and indeed there is now a Soccer Complex in the Industrial Park area. The problem now is that there is additional land and the owner would like to build an additional 2,200 square foot building for Soccer. However, Mr. Schmidt will require financing as well as another Use Variance, which financial institutes do not like. Lenders are not open to allowing their investments to be subject to variances. Mr. Gareau suggested that as he was familiar with the zoning Codes in North Olmsted it would make since to rezone the parcel in question. This parcel has I-480 running behind the lot and would not really accommodate industrial development. It seamed logical to request the zoning be changed to Motor Service District. Motor Service District was added to North Olmsted's zoning code many years ago and there has never been any parcel of land zoned for that use. In regards to this area being so close to North Ridgeville, it to is zoned similarly to what they are requesting. The 1Vlotor Service District under the Master Plan is a limited Retail. The master plan looks at the West Side of the City to have limitation on the amount of Retail allowed. They would like to request that the entire acreage be rezoned to a use that is compatible to what it is currently being used for. Under the current definition of 1Vlotor Service I)istrict, it does not include a regional sport facility. The owner (Mr. Schmidt) has been contacted about using his facility for conventions, trade shows and things of that nature. The Planning Commission would first have to adopt changes to the Motor Service District. His client could request the parcel be rezoned to General Retail but they do not want to see strip shopping centers. Mr. Gareau suggested that his format for the proposed changes in the code does not permit strip centers. However, it would allow Hotels, Motels and Restaurants. He believes that all the small lots here and across the street will never be developed as Industrial unless all the lots are combined, the lots are just to small. The rationale of this request is (1), Change the Zoning Code to make what is there compatible so the owner can receive financing and have a use compatible to what he has now. (2), Itezone the land to that use. Mr. Schmidt indicated that the current Soccer Complex has been in place since 1997. Two years ago, an addition was added to include a third field and it has been a great success. They not only hold local tournaments; last week they hosted a regional tournament, which did very well. In two weeks, there will be a Horida cup tournament. This tournament is for teams, which will advance and have a chance to go to Korea all expenses paid. They receive requests to be hosts for tournaments on regular bases. They work with the YMCA in the summer months and would like to start offering conventions and trade shows as well. The IX Center is very big and some of the vendors have voiced that the IX Center is just to big and they get lost in the crowd. This area is ideal as it is right on the highway and North Olmsted has the Hotels, Restaurants and the Mall to bring the people here. In this next stage the banking industry is looking at how all this can happen when Variances are required each step of the way. The Banks want to make sure that everything is in line to make sure that the vendors or patrons requesting to use the facility will not have to worry about use conflicts. Mr. Spalding questioned if the building would be adaptable to accommodate trade shows as well as soccer tournaments. Mr. Schmidt reviewed that there would be a fourth field 2,200 square foot with an entranceway right in the center to allow dashboards to be seen and used as a trade building. There is parking throughout the entire site and they feel that this is the right way to go. The primary use will be Soccer in the winter months throughout the site. Mr. Spalding inquired why the neighboring property was not included in the request. Mr. Gareau indicated that it would be inappropriate for him to file to rezone property, which his client does not own. However, 6