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right-of-way, which is about one foot inside the sidewalk. Ms. Cooney said she is the owner of the home, Kim Stewart is her niece who lives with her. Mr. Polash said the fence is proposed to follow the house line, which is about 60 feet from the corner. Ms. Cooney wants the fence to enclose her dog. Ms. Lieber said the proposed fence terminates more than 30 feet from the rear property line and is much farther from the next driveway on the side street, so there are no visibility concerns. The fence is at the same setback as the residence and so she had no objection to the variance. Mr. Mackey did not see any problems with the proposal, Mr. Rahn agreed. Mr. Papotto moved, seconded by Mr. Mackey, to approve the following variance for 19- 15747; Sharon Cooney; 3270 West 231St Street: 1. A 9 ft. variance (approximate) for setback of a fence constructed on a corner lot in the side and rear yards abutting a side street; code requires 20 ft., applicant provides approximately 11 ft. to align the fence with the side of the house, Section 1135.02(D)(3). Motion passed 5-0. COMMERCIAL APPEALS AND REQUESTS 19-15717; Self Storage; 27048 Lorain Road Representatives: Dale Markowitz, attorney representing Stein Investment Group; Jason Linscott, Stein Investment Group, 5607 Glenridge Drive, Atlanta, GA Proposal consists of site redevelopment for self -storage and commercial building. Property is zoned B-4 Mixed Use Business. The following variances are requested: 1. A use variance for a self -storage facility in the B-4 Mixed-use District; code does not permit, Table 1139.03-1. 2. A 33.9% variance for maximum impervious surface; code permits 50% in the B-4 Mixed- use District, applicant shows 83.9%, Table 1139.04-2. 3. A 5 ft. variance for side building setback (Building 2); code permits 10 ft., applicant shows 5 ft., Table 1139.04-3. 4. A 5 ft. variance for buffer zone (west property line); code requires 10 ft., applicant shows 5 ft., Table 1139.06-3. 5. A 7.3 ft. variance for buffer zone (north property line); code requires 10 ft., applicant shows 2.7 ft., Table 1139.06-3. 6. A 10 ft. variance for buffer zone (east property line); code requires 10 ft., applicant shows 0 ft., Table 1139.06-3. Ms. Lieber said the applicant proposes to convert and expand the vacant Toys R Us building on the property for a self -storage facility, add a second self -storage building on the west side of the property and add a commercial building along Lorain Road. Self -storage facilities are not permitted in the B-4 Mixed-use Business District, so a use variance is requested. Building 2 encroaches into the side building setback by five feet. The applicant proposes to retain the existing yard setbacks on the west, north and east property lines, which do not conform to the current code, requiring three yard setback variances. Finally, the overall lot coverage exceeds code requirements; 50% is permitted in B-4 and 83.9% is provided.