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Council Minutes of 12/16/86 ~ -6- f. Crestmont Corporation, 27000 Lorain Road, request for in- stallation of an 8 foot chainlink fence around entire perimeter. Approved by Planning Commission on November 25th. BZD Committee agreed to reduce part of the fence as follows: Fence shall be 8 feet in height along the northern property line and the portion to the west, facing Dover Center Road, and the rear, or north, of the adjacent property containing the nursing home; the fence shall be 6 feet in height along the entire east side of the property, along the west side, from the northwest corner of the nursing home property to the rear of the new Crestmont building. Mr. Logan noted that he had driven over to inspect this property and noticed the Crestmont Corpora- tion is not complying with the city code regarding the display of banners and pennants; does not the city code have a section prohibiting the display of banners, pennants, etc. Law Director Gareau replied there is a provision, clearly delineated, in the code that says, "attractive banners and things of that nature" are probibited; you just cannot put them up; they are illegal. Mr. Logan moved that council approve the installation of the fence at Crestmont Corporation, as approved by Planning Commision and BZD Committee as stipulated above, contingent upon Crestmont Corporation's full compliance with the city code with respect to banners, pennants and other advertising paraphernalia, second by Mr. Wilamosky. Mr. Rademaker stated that he has the same concerns as Mr. Logan with regard to banners but would not like to establish a precedent that a motion of this nature might set in terms of approving building or development plans in the city contingent upon compliance with a code that is totally unrelated to those building plans.. Enforcement provisions are available, administratively, through the Building Department; does not think council should take the role of an enforcement officer by including that enforcement in approval of a building plan. Mr. Wilamosky stated that council does have an obligation to establish a zoning policy; the administration has the primary responsibility to enforce it. The banners at Crestmont Corporation have been on display for some time; Building Department has either been too busy in other areas or has totally written off enforcement of that section of the code. Hopes the Building Department has not taken "enforcement by complaint" with respect to banners. Feels the display of an American flag by another car dealer, as a means of advertising, appalling. Certain standards and a code of ethics have been established covering the display of the American flag; it is not to be used to sell merchandise. Feels the passage of the motion for the installation of a fence, contingent upon compliance with our existing code, will serve notice on all business people that the city will no longer tolerate a flagrant violation of the zoning code. Roll call on Mr. Logan's motion that council approve the installation of the fence at Crestmont Corporation, as approved by Planning Commission and BZD Committee as stipulated above, contingent upon Crestmont Corporation's full compliance with the city code with respect to banners, pennants and other advertising paraphernalia, second by Mr. Wilamosky: Affirmative vote: Lackey, Logan, McKay, Wilamosky. Negative vote: O'Grady, Rademaker. 4 Aye - 2 Nay - Motion carried. ~, 2) BZD Committee also discussed Ordinance No. 86-92, an ordinance amen ing Section 1213.04 of the Zoning Code entitled "Improvements of Parking Areas" of Chapter 1213 entitled "Detailed Requirements", and decided to keep it in committee .