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11. A 1 ft. 6 in. variance for wall sign height; code permits 4 ft., applicant shows 5 ft. 6 in.; Section 1163.28.C. *See also 1139.04.D: Parking areas may not be located within any required street lawn or buffer zone. See also 1161.04.A: Off-street parking lots shall meet the setback requirements applicable to parking as specified in the zoning district. Ms. Lieber reviewed the project consisted of demolishing the existing building and constructing a new structure. Any previously granted variances will no longer apply since a new building is proposed. The building is shown within the required 75 foot front building setback; a 35.3 foot setback is provided from the Lorain Road right-of-way, requiring a variance of 39.7 feet. A 15.5 foot variance for street lawn depth is requested along the Lorain Road frontage; a minimum depth of 20 feet is required, whereas 4.5 feet is shown. Parking is shown in this required buffer area, which is not allowed by code. Buffer zone variances are also required for all other property lines: a 10 foot buffer zone is required along the east and west property lines where the applicant shows a depth of one foot along each property line, requiring variances of 9 feet per side. Parking is shown in the east buffer zone area. A 30 foot buffer zone depth is required along the north property line as the adjacent property is zoned single-family residential. The proposed depth is 6.5 feet, requiring a variance of 23.5 feet. The landscaping density in the north buffer zone also falls short. Based on the 213 foot property line, two canopy trees, six ornamental trees, ten evergreens and 21 shrubs are required. One canopy tree, two ornamental trees, no evergreens and 64 shrubs are proposed. A variance is required for impervious surface area on the lot; the site plan shows an impervious surface area of 83%; the maximum allowable impervious surface area is 65%, with the current plan exceeding this requirement by 18%. A variance for four parking spaces is required; code requires 30 spaces based on the restaurant's useable floor area whereas 26 are proposed. Signage variances are also required for wall sign height as well as the quantity and size of ground signs. The proposed wall sign is shown at 5.5 feet exceeding the maximum allowable height of 4 feet, requiring a variance of 1.5 feet. This wall sign is the only sign proposed on the building. Regarding ground signs, code allows one ground sign and three are proposed: a monument sign along Lorain Road, a drive through canopy sign and a menu board. The monument sign shows a 6 square foot variance for sign area; code permits 50 square feet based on the height of 12 feet whereas 56 square feet is shown. No information has been provided on the monument sign setback from the west property line or the menu board sign area. Code requires a minimum setback of 20 feet from any side property line and the site plan appears to show the ground sign closer than this distance. The application is missing photometric information. Resubmittal to BZBA may be required if additional variances are identified after this information is provided. Mr. Fabo stated that the lot is narrow and oddly shaped. They tried to balance the zoning code requirements with site safety needs. The dumpster enclosure was moved directly behind the building to keep it further from the residential neighbors but the building then needed to be shifted closer to Lorain Road. The traffic flow would enter the lot from Lorain Road and the queueing line for drive through and the emergency egress would go around the building. This