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V r . ; - -? CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - MARCH 26, 1986 .. ROLL CALL: Chaixman Burns called the meeting to order at 8:06 p.m. Present: B. Gorris, E. Traczyk, J. Wixted, J. Brown, and J. Burns. Absent: R. Bierman and T. Morgan Also Present: Assistant Law Director J. Dubelko, Building Commissioner S. Spino, and Recording Secretary B. Oring. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: The Minutes of March 25, 1986 were deferred until the next regularly scheduled meeting. III. BUILDING DEPARrTTNE REQUESTS: 1) 28900 Office Park, 28900 Lorain Rd. Proposal to construct office complex (Heard by Architectural Board of Review March 19, 1986). ? Safety Department report stated that there_was no provision for a pedestrian walkway from parking area to the entrances. Forester has submitted a report regarding saving a number of trees on the property; this report is included in the permanent file. The Architectural Board had approved as submitted with recommendation that driveway be reduced to 22 feet and the additional 2 feet be added to landscape . area, and had recommended that parking be rearranged in a circular pattern. Mr. Giesser, attorney, showed drawing from the Architec- tural Board showing their proposed parking layout, however only three buildings (phase 2 will add two more) are to be built at this time, and the 80 spaces shown will not be required until phase 2 is pro- posed. Building Commissioner Spino stated that after discussion with the City Architect, it was decided that for the purpose of calculating parking requirements, this proposal should be considered as one building, not three in the first phase or five when project is com- pleted. Mr. Spino again requested some direction from the Comm3ssion as to when the 20% reduction_.of area (considered as storage) should be applied when calculating parking requirements,. This can be dis- cussed at a later date. Phase 1 of this proposal will require 48 . spaces, developer will be installing 50 and.the circular pattern sug- gested by the Architectural Board was based on the total parking for both phases. The Commission would like the BZD to address the parking plan with the 50 spaces. The Architectural Board had not made any recommendations as to the fencing along Mrs. Dahn's property as re- ? quested previouslym In reference to the forester's report the de- veloper is willing to save as many trees as possible, however, some of the scrub trees along the property line were going to be removed in order to install fence and pine trees. Planning Commission ques- tioned the practicality of putting an island around the trees as