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? .? ? I. ROLL CALL: CITY OF NORTH OI,MS.TED PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES-JULY 11, 1989 Chairman Thomas called the meeting to order at 8:05 p.m. Present: R. Bierman, R. Bowen, B. Gorris, T. Morgan, E. Traczyk, and J. Thomas. Mr. Betts arrived at 8:12 p.m. Also Present: Law Director Gareau, Building Commissioner Conway, Consulting City Engineer Cesen, and Clerk of Commissions Oring. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: R. Bierman moved to approve the minutes of June 27, 1989, seconded by T. Morgan and unanimously approved. III. BUILDING DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: Chairman Thomas advised that a new policy has been instituted and the Com- mission will no longer begin any new discussion after 10:30 p.m. on a proposal unless the Commission determines that an issue can be completed by 11:00 P.m. 1) Home Centers, Inc., located to the rear of Bob Evans Restaurant, 25853 Lorain Road " Proposal to construct building. Tabled at the meeting of June 27, 1989. Chairman Thomas advised that this proposal had been tabled in order for a committee of the Commission to meet with the Law Department and the develo- pers regarding placing restriction on the proposal. Mr. Valore, attorney, Mr. Cody, architect, and Mr. Hathaway, represented Home CenterG. i•ir.. Valore advised that Mr. Betts had met with the Law Director and discussed the possibility of issuing a temporary occupancy for Home Centers on the basis that it would give the city more control over what would go onto the site in the future. Mr. Betts arrived at this point and confirmed tha.t during the discussion with the Law Director it was determined that a tem- porary occupancy could control the use of the rear parcel so that any change in occupancy would revoke that occupancy. Mr: Betts clarified that if another appliance:store, sucl-i as Fretters, took over Home Centers, no change of occupancy would be required by the Commission, it wouid be requzred if the use of the building changed. Mr. Valore advised that they had made one final effort to ask Bob Evans to remove some of their front parking spaces, and Bob Evans was not interested in talking about it. Mr. Thomas advised that he had received a letter from Mr. Sohn of the Architectural Board of Review statirig that he had reviewed the photo- graphs of the building and had-no objection to it. J. Thomas moved to approve the Home Center's plan, located at the rear-of Bob Evans Restaurant, 25853 Lorain Road, as provided by Home Centers and as has been reviewed over the last several weeks and incorporating the suggestions of the Architectura? Board of Review, Safety, and Engineering, seconded by T. Morgan. Roll call on motion: Thomas, Morgan, Betts, Bierman, Bowen, Gorris, and Traczyk, no. Motion failed to pass. Mr. Gorris explained that this is a very unusual parcel and that the Commission has concerns