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the front yard. He apologized to the board. Ms. Seeley offered that he has been complying with the City's orders to stop work and to apply for permits. and he is taking all of the right steps to follow the code in the City. including for future projects he is planning like his garage and driveway. Mr. Upton expressed his approval for this case. Mr. Mackey asked City Staff if there has been any progress at making amendments to the code to clarify better these variance requests that have been increasing over time. Mr. Upton stated that there were several pieces of code that are being worked on the define things for better clarification among other things that will be going to Council. Mr. Rahm made a motion; seconded by Mr. Kovach: to approve'23-24672; Odeh Odeh; 3550 Clague Road. Board members entered into their discussion led by Ms. Patton. She stated she felt the applicant was making a number of improvements and that those improvements aligned with the character of the neighborhood. She also stated that she was pleased to hear that the applicant was working with the City to ensure he is taking the proper steps. Mr. Kovach agreed with Ms. Patton. Mr. Rahm. Mr. Mackey and Mr. Papotto also agreed. Motion Passes: -0 COMMERCIAL APPEALS AND REQUESTS 23-24427; Valvoline; 21866 Lorain Road Representative(s): Kelly Schwieterman 260 Sycamore Creek Drive Springboro. Ohio 4066 Director Upton introduced the case as a request for a side set -back. He explained they were doing some improvements at the site including a nice landscaping upgrade which included a retaining wall. That retaining wall would encroach in the side set -back. He expressed his support for this application. Ms. Schwieterman explained she was part of the Civil Engineer and Architect Team for Valvoline. She explained that Valvoline looks at site safety and operational improvements and this site was chosen for an improvement. She stated they were adding additional parking spaces and queuing. In doing this she explained that they were in need of more pavement and the site has a narrow width. so that required the retaining wall. Ms. Patton asked the applicant if there was no other way to obtain this without the variance due to the lack of space and narrow lot. Ms. Schwieterman explained that the retaining wall was sitting on the property line and there would be no way to achieve what they intended to do without the variance. Mr. Mackey asked a question regarding the additional parking lot. specifically if there was a plan for drainage. Ms. Schwieterman replied that all drainage would stay on the property and would not go into neighboring properties. Mr. Kovach made a motion. seconded by Ms. Patton; to approve 23-24427; Valvoline: 24866 Lorain Road.