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. ? :•q CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING COiTNCIL CHAMBEItS TUESDAY, JANiTA12Y 11, 2005 MINUTES I. CAUCUS None called II. ROLL CALL Chairman Koeth called the meeting to order at 7: 40 pm. PRESENT: Chairman R. Koeth, Board members; W. Spalding, T. Hreha, M. Yager, J. Lasko and S. Hoff-Smith. ALSO PRESENT: Assistant Law Director B. O'Malley, Planning Director K. Wenger, Assistant Building Commissioner T. Rymarczyk and Clerk of Commissions D. Rote. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: The Planning Commission minutes from December 14, 2004 have been submitted for approval. R. Koeth moved to approve the December 14, 2004 Planning Commission minutes as written. M. Yager seconded the motion which was unanimously approved. III. COMMUNICATIOleTS Ordinance No. 2004-200 An ordinance amending sections 1115.02 and 1139.06 or the City's Zoning Code in order better define and distinguish different categories of restaurants for zoning code purposes, and to exclude small sandwich shops from the 1.5 acre minimum lot size requirement of the general retail business district regulations. Mr. Koeth asked for comments from the Planning Director. Planning Director Wenger reviewed that Council has had a first reading on the ordinance and sent it to committee. The Building Zoning and Development committee referred the ordinance to Planning Commission for comments and recommendations. Once it returns to the Building Zoning and Development committee they will review the recommendations and it will be placed on Council docket for second reading. Once that meeting is completed there will be a third meeting/reading for a public hearing and public notice will be published in the local papers. At that time the general public is encouraged to give their recommendations to Council. Ms. Wenger reviewed that Ordinance 2004-200 amends sections 1115.02 (Definitions) and 1139.06 (Lot Area and Width in a General Retail Business District) of the City's Zoning Code. The amendment accomplishes two things. First, it better defines and distinguishes three different types of restaurants. Second, it excludes the smallest, least intensive of the three types of restaurants from the minimum square footage requirements for free standing restaurants described in the Zoning Code. The current version of the City's Zoning Code defines only one type of restaurant, which is a fast food restaurant. There is no definition for restaurant or restaurants other than fast food. Given the variety and types of restaurants available today, it is important to be able to classify them separately as each of the three types of restaurants listed have different considerations such as parking, traffic flow, circulation, and other site issues between what would be considered for large sit-down full service, fast food, or coffee shop type