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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED PLANNING COMNIISSION MINUTES - JITLY 09, 1996 1. ROLL CALL: Chairman Tallon called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. in the committee room since the council chambers were in use. Present: D. Cameron Alston, T. Brennan, T. Herbster, R. Koeth, A. Manning, K O'Rourke, and R. Tallon. Also Present: City Engineer Deichmann, Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk, and Clerk of Commissions Oring. II. REViEW AND CORRECTION OF MINiJTES: R. Tallon moved to approve the minutes of June 25, 1996, secouded by R. Koeth. Roll call on motion: Tallon, Koeth, Brennan, Herbster, Mauuiug, and O'Rourke, yes. Ms. Cameron Alston abstained. Motion carried. III. BUII.,DING DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: 1) Harsax Management Co, property located on the south side of Lorain Road, east of North Olmsted Industrial Parkway, permanent parcel number 234-09-003. Proposal to construct two office warehouse buildings iu two phases. Mr. Howe, the architect, presented a rendering of the proposal and explained tliat they planned to build the two office warehouse buildings in two phases on approximately 7 acres of land. The first building wou.ld face Lorain Road aud the second would face the Iudustrial Parkway and they would back up to one another so that the truck maneuvering area would be iu the middle. Parking would be in front of the buildings. They intend to lceep as many trees as possible ou the property. He explaiued that they will be adding evergreens to screen the house beside the building; other plantings! will be added around the property. The brick building will .have glass in front up to 13 feet lugh with a low, two foot wall at grade, with a darker brick above the glass and on the piers aud lighter brick below. Even though this is an office/warehouse building, it will have the appearance of an office building. He does not believe that any variances are required. The truck area will be lighted with wall mounted fixtures on the building which is approximately 20 feet in front and 21 feet in back. As far as they know now, most truck traffic should be during business hours, but since they are not sure who all the tenants will be, they can only estunate this based on their other facility in Middleburg Heiglits. Mr. Bain, their real estate agent, stated that they do not envision any truck terininal tenants for tlus building at all and there should not be any 24 hour traffic. The bays are only about 3,000 square foot and most of the doors are smaller, and the bays will be 16 feet high to the joists of the building. Most lights will be on a timer aud will probably be turned off about 11:00 p.m, No retail will be allowed and there are no specific teuants as yet. Mr. Brennan would like the dumpster moved to the east property line since it is close to the house that is almost surrounded by this property and dumpsters are usually emptied early in the morning. T'he drive is about 280 feet from Lorain Road. Mr. Fromeyer, the owner of the house, was advised that the evergreen buffer would be about 20 feet wide. Mr. Fromeyer explained that he has maintained the strip of land between his house and the Industrial Parkway for almost 40 years and also, since his garage is over the lot line by about 4 feet, he wondered if he would be allowed to keep it. Mr. Howe will check