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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED - BOARD OF ZONING APPEdLS Special Meeting held at City HaII - Apri1 24, 1969 The meeting wa.s caZled to arder at 7:38 P.M. by Chairman John RobertN. Those Present: Mrs. Eian, Mssrs. Greene, FarceIlini, Lancashire9 Roberts Also Present: Mr. Gundy, Building Gomm3.ssioner The minutes of the 4/2/69 and 4/9/69 meetings were approvecl as writtexi. 1. Appella.nt: Sinclair Oi7. Co. Realuest to conauct business act3.vity within the setback area of proposed._service statien on the SE coraer of LQrain Road arzd Park Pidge Drive ' North 0?.msted. Request is in v3olati.on._ of Ord.ina.nce #62-33, Section 1174.02 which prohibits any business activity withi_n the setback area. Presentr Mr, Yoder, Mr, Cable (SincTair OiI Ce. ),.Mr. Scanlc?n and Mr. Lambro8., (Attarnies) ., Mr. Webster9 Mr. Piersmn., Mr. Lozier? Mr. Cra.nston, Mr. Barbeck? Mr. Wild' Mro Chadbek, Mr. Davis' Mr; Pas3niy Mr. ScYns.tt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Welsh,, _ Mr. Racor, Mr. Gura, Mr. Gordon., Mr. Hughes' Mr. Musial,, Mr. McFar].anda Mrs. Thumn, Mr. Krivos, Mr. 'Siggel:kow., other resiclents of Park Ridge Stiibslivisiono Mre Scanlon. pr.esented a. suruna,r-y of the set-backs mn 21 service stations Iecated between Stearns Read. -and Great NortMern Boulerard. It wa.s pointed out tha.t Sinclair E3iI ia requesting to have their gas pumps witlnin the setback and that each of the stations in question are built in thi.s wag. SketeheS and photographs were Shown to tMe Board. It was farthur pointed out that ILenneth Crandall, former deputy director of RegionaT p].anning Co-mm.ission9 recoramends a 15' setback for gasoZine pumpsa Neighbors asked questions' regarding the proposed $ervice station and a.7.1 voiced omjections to Iocating a statian in this lecation. Couneilman James Prokasy pain.ted out that tinder_the present zoning, Sinclair 03l has eerery right to establish a busin.ess at this Iocation but that our ordi.na.nce specifies no basiness activity within the setback area and that since there las to be some improver?ent in the P-ppearance mf Lorain Foad, he feels the ordinance should be enforcedo Mr. Greerse ra.ised the questimn of int,erpretation of Section 1174.02 7ahich prohibi:ts any business actieity within the setback area versua Sec tion 1173.02 (H)-2, which _states tha.t no f'ueI fillirig applia.nce shall be erected within 15-t of° dny. street -Iine. Mr. Greene moved to continue the case until the Law. Director interprets -the true aeax3ing mf the sectimns in question. Mr. Forcexlini Necanded th-e-mot3on. Una,nimously passed.. The Law Direc-tor- will be asked to attend the hearing or aexad the Assistant Law Director in his place, 2. AppeZlant; Miehae3 Paradise. Reauest to display automobi:tes within the setbaek area of.Paradise Pontiac, 25870 Lorain Road. Request is in vio:latian of Ordinarice #62-33, Section 1174,02 which requires that no merchandise - be displayed with33xi the setback area. (Gontinuatiem) Mr. Paradise expla3ned that he ha.s contacted variaus otlaer a.utomobile dealers and discussec3 the possibility of marketing used cars wi.th a 50t setbacko A11 agree that if cars are not diaplayed properly' they caiatt exist .ira. .this h3.g}a7.y-.emmpetitive field. He pointed out the 1.arge investment in an operati4n such as. this and stated that while he feels a buffer area of $o to I0f greatly imprmves the appearance of sucli a business9 he feels 501 is excessive. His best used cars would be the anes displayed in the front and he feels this vouZa loek be tter than. eustQmers' cars that could be pulled in and parked in thiO area if it is not othezwise utiZized. Discussion was held re- garding the situat3on of the carner house that will remain and the line of vision c3riving both directions on Lorain Road. Mr. Greene suggested a variance csf 25' which would bri.ng thc cars slightly forti„tard of the corner hause and which would be in line