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, . CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED BOARD OF BUII.,DING CODE APPEALS MI1vUTES - FEBRUARY 27, 1997 1. ROLL CALL: Chairmau Burk called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. Present: W. Piar, J. Kazak, D. Spoerke, and R. Burk. Absent: P. Engoglia - Also Present: Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk and Clerk of.Commissions Oring. U. REVIEW AND CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES: Mr. Kazak corrected the minutes of November 14, 1996; on,page 2( lO line from the bottom), change 9 foot to 9 inches. J. Kazak moved to accept the minutes of November 14, 1996 as conected, seconded by W. Piar, and unanimously approved. III. COMMUNICATIONS: No items. N. HEARINGS: 1) Cinnamon Woods Condominiwns located south of Lorain Road and west offBarton Road. Request approval of attached address numbers placard not in compliance with Cod. Ord. 1351.01. Existing and proposed numerals are 2 5/16 inches in height vertically. A random check of the set backs of the garages (where the numerals are located) shows that these set backs vary from a miuimum of 25 feet along straight,sections of street to a maximum of 57 feet at the circular turnabouts. Addiug the 25 foot pavement width (exclusive of sidewalks) to these dimensions we found the total distance from wluch these numerals inust be read to be from 50 feet to 107 feet respectively. Chairman Burk admiuistered the oath to Mr. Elliott, project manager of Cinnamon Woods, who presented measurements on the actual setbacks from the front of the garage to the back of the curb. The average distance from the front of the garage where the numerals are located, to the other side of the street, is roughly 56 feet. Tliese addresses are illumiuated with a photocell controlled post light which is approximately six to seven feet away from the numerals. The reflective placard is more visible than iudividual numbers; they have had good comments from the Fire Department. and rescue people and there will be no plants or shrubs to block the view. The longest setbacks are on units lA, 2A, 1B, and 2B and 1VIr. Elliott could read the numbers from 110 to 120 feet, away. He offered to measure off that distance in the hallway to verify if these could be seen. Mr. Burk stated that he checked the uumbers out both at night and duriug the day, and he thought that they were very hard to read. He believed that they were too small. Mr. Elliott stated that tlus is the opposite opinion from what others in the city have said. Mr. ICazak stated that he had looked also, and he had the same opinion as Mr. Burk. He agreed that they were lighted very well, but those that were set back the farthest were still hard to see. Mr. Piar asked how hard it would be to get the correct size letters..Mr. Elliott responded that the larger one would overlap the siding wluch is a 4 inch lap and there are about 3-3/8 inches eaposed and the numbers will not fit in between the laps of the siding. Mr. Spoerke agreed that the numbers that were set further back were difficult to see, but there were just a few of those. Mr. Elliott advised that these numbers were probably a thousand times better.than the ones in his development and that city hall does not even have an address on city hall. He believed that the addresses were very prominent and highly visible. They have had no complaints from the current residents. Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk