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CITY OF NO1tTH OLMSTED "TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!" PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - FEBRUARY 26, 2002 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAAMBERS 1. ROLL CALL: Chairman Koeth called the meeting to order at 7:35 pm PRESENT: Chairman Koeth, Board members, T. Hreha, C. Allen, W. Spalding, J. Lasko, K. O'Rourke, S. Asseff ALSO PRESENT: Building Commissioner, D. Conway, Assistant Law Director, B. O'Malley, City Engineer, P. Deichmann, Assistant Clerk of Commissions, A. Kilbane II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF NIlNUTES: The Planning Commission minutes dated February 12, 2002 have been submitted for approval. Mr. Koeth moved to approved the minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Spalding. Mr. Asseff abstained; all other members voted in favor of approving the minutes. Chairman Koeth reviewed the procedures for conducting Planning Commission meetings for all in attendance. He indicated that the same procedure is to be followed for follow-up questions. III. BUIILDING DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: Halleen KIA- parcels #232-10-025 232-10-024 and 232-10-023. Proposal consists of renovation of the existing three-(3) buildings and automobile storage. Note: Board of Zoning Appeals granted a use variance for storage of vehicles only on 10/04/01. Planning Commission sent proposal to Board of Zoning Appeals at the 11/13/01 meeting and referred the proposal to the Architectural Review Board at the 12/11/01 meeting. Board of Zoning Appeals granted Halleen variances 12/6/01. The Architectural Review Board reviewed this proposal at their 2/20/02 meeting. Mr. Koeth read the request and called forward the representative from Halleen KIA. Mr. Farrell came forward on behalf of Halleen KIA. He said the last time they came before the board his notes indicate there were recommendations made by the board and the biggest concern the board had, and many of the residents had, was with respect to the lighting. They went to the Architectural Review Board and those issues were addressed. They had an issue with respect to mounding and with respect to whether there would be evergreen trees planted on the mounding on the west side, and the north side of the lot, as opposed to what was recommended by the Planning Commission, which was a 6 foot high, board on board fence on that same mound. At that last meeting they also asked Halleen to remove two D light poles which were in the southwest part of the lot. They wanted the three lights that were on the southern part of the lot to be spaced evenly along Lorain, and the removal of one additional light that was east of the entrance into the lot. Tliey went back to their lighting engineer on this request and he ran a number of different scenarios. He did in fact remove one of the poles on Lorain and from his photometrics at that time, he determined that they got variable lighting with dark shadowy areas and lit areas. And the light post D's, which were on Dewey and Lorain, when he removed those, there was barely any discernable light with respect to the product being shown. Mr. Farrell approached the board and presented additional schematics with respect to what their lighting expert came back with and determined to be the most feasible resolution to the situation as proposed by the Planning Commission. The board members reviewed and discussed the new plans. Mr. Farrell said they had light posts along Lorain Road with three-head fixtures at 1000 watts, and he believes they were 22 or 24'. They reduced the height of those poles along Lorain. They have the D poles, which were a concern to the board last month, and they had two-headed lights on the D poles, 1000 watt fixtures on each one of those, so 2000 watts per pole, and because of the concern for the residents west of Dewey, what their lighting expert came back with was, in order to illuminate that area of the lot, he came back with a single head