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PLANNING & DESIGN COlVIMISSION CITY OF loTORTH OLMSTED MINUTES FOR MAY 22, 2013 ROLL CALL Chairman Malone called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm in Council Chambers and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Greg Malone, Julie Nader, David Anderson, Rosemary Walker, Ralph Bohlmann, Don Rerko, Paul Schumann Staff: Planning & Development Director Kimberly Wenger, Assistant Law Director Bryan O'Malley, City Engineer Petro DiFranco, Building Commissioner James McReynolds, Clerk of Commissions Donna Rote REVIEW AND CORREC'I'ION OF IVIINU'TES Mr. Malone tnoved, seconded by 1VIs. Nader, to approve the Planning & Design Commission minutes of May 8, 2013 which passed 6-0, as Mr. Bohlmann abstained. NEW BUSINESS CMS13-12 Mattress Firm: 26400 Lorain Road Representatives: Eric Newland, ADA Architects; Jim Kerr, Vice President BEK Developers Ms. Wenger said the proposal is to demolish the existing two-story building and construct a new Mattress Firm building and site improvements. The site is an L-shaped layout, which shares parking and access easements with Boston Market. The building will be a combination of brick, split face and smooth face CMU, and EIFS. A non-conforming pole sign is being removed as is some pavement to accommodate new landscaping and ground sign. New landscaping will be mainly along the east side of the property. A new cedar fence along the rear property line adjacent to the residential property will be 6-feet high and tapered downward towards Silverdale to insure visibility is not impeded. Most of the parking surface will be repaved (from the Boston Market parcel line east) with the remaining repaired. The applicant should consider removing existing light poles along the north property line and using building lights to illuminate the area and provide patron/employee safety. Signage is not included with the proposal and will be addressed by the tenant. The variances for building and yard setbacks, required are due to the nonconforming size and configuration of the parcels. Mr. McReynolds said variances are based upon all parcels being consolidated. Mr. DiFranco said continuous concrete curbing and concrete drive aprons are required as is the brickscape along Lorain Road. He i?eviewed sanitary and storm water management requirements and said all utilities are to be run underground. Mr. O'Malley said copies of the easements need to be submitted to the city. Mr. Newland said the current two-story building will be demolished and a new 6,000 square foot single story building constructed. There will be one tenant with less parking demands which will decrease traffic volume along Silverdale. To buffer the residential neighbors to the north the existing chain-link fence will be replaced with a cedar board on board fence. The new building