11/07/1969 Meeting Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Councii Minaceb W-;-oa Ca SLY"ikE ,7ut "SEcLIoii 1." pEYt3111Irig to "PeLIrilttE?d $r,1iId,1ILg,S L? USeS." This shouid tfien be referred t»ck to Planning Commission. I"he Com- mittee alsa reL;,mmends that Otdinance N'o, 69-129 (and map) be deteated by tablin.g, Atter many meetings it was apparent ihac ; h::s proposal did nut ha.ve the btoad pabiic suppcLt which such a measure should have9 even though many of those who oppvsed rezoning pxoposal agree tnac theYe are stiIl problEms on T,orain Road and that more control of aevelopments an Lorain Road are necessary. Mr, prokasy went on to explain chat for this reason the committee wou1d like to recammend t1-iar_ a?;itizens' vom- mittee be apPointed that ?aouYd represent a cross sectiori of' the City9 including bcth oppJnents and supoorters of the zoning proposai to sLudy the Lorain iZoad pxoblems, to make alternative suggesLZons foz improve- ment that miQht be conszdered sn the fixture, Mr< Prokasy aisu brought out the facL thac many ct the otheY proposed amendmencs contained zn these four ardinances have been somewhat overlooked> PasSage of baiance of these ordinarices wiL1 aicomplish : 1) Exclude root ,igazs and tempcarary signs in a Retail ArGaS e7,.-iuding ternpor•ary sigr?s (wiii gez rid of marry of the excesses now visible in signs along Lorain Road; 2) Require Gas Stations and Drive-Ins to abide by same sign restriLLions ot:her businesses must abicie by at present (Lhey have been a1loUred more sa.gn spdce tharr other businesses); 3) B-ring Gas Stations generally a-inder thc same set- bac1c and side yard require.ments all other busines5es must abide by; 4) Establish design standards arrd iayouts of parking areas tu improve traffic f1ow; 5)Requite ae' wide Iandscaped area between sidewaik arzd parking IotS; 6) Reouire ali Lommercials retail and apartmen-? deve3opments to be reviewed by both Piannircg Commission and Councily to er°fe;-t 'be: ter control, particuYarly alanp i,<,rain< Clie t;ommittee also recominends thar LhE>re are some proposa.Ss in t)rdinance No, 69-129 bther than tfie rezoning map, ihat might be considered at a iater timE: increasing tlie parking requi.rements in aDartment cievel6pments, setting minimum sq_uare iuot f1oor area standards in apartments and mare contro`1 af density of anartment units, These items have nfl connection to the rezoning map which taas alsv a ndxt ot Ordinance No, 69-129, Mr. 0'Neil"1 inquired about alternatives to tabling Ordinance No, 69-129. Mr. Prokasy said t.his method was upon advice that this would bc- the proper procedure to defeat and dispose of the ordinan;:e. Since decisian, there has been considEre.ble discussion between the parlimentarians regarding proper procedure,but C'ounczl ru1_es sitate exactly as foilows: "(35) Motion to lay dn the table. The mUtion tc Iay on the table shal1 dispose fznally of fihe legzsiat.icn against r,7hi.ch it is invoked, but a motion to 1.ay a pend- ing amendment to an ordinance or resolution shall nat c.arry the ordinance or resolution with it, 'Motion to lay on the table shall require a majority vote of a1l memhers eie`ted to ;,ouncil," Mro prokasy added that he had had a final -lord dt. 4;00 pm, this afternoon saying Robe<ts Ru1es of Order said it wOUla be possibl2 for aperson to move to adopt an ordi.nance and then 1egaY1v DossibTe for him tc, vote against the legislation, He again emphasiced rhar the ccmmirtee reporr he gave was from their zneEting of September 30th. President O`Neill asked Clerk to read any eorzespondence received since last Council mee"ting, There was a Yetter, and accompanying petition signed by 450 citizens in North Olmsted, dated Septemher 30th, signed by John ,3- Web- ster, requesting that members of City Council vote "Yes" on ordinances to rezone Lorain Road from its nresent status, commercial, to the proposed cluster zoning- Alsc anather ietter from Bretton Ridge Civic Association