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Council Minutes of 12/16/97 ~.,~ time to investigate the project. Mr. McKay agreed that many questions need answers n before this property is purchased. On the issue of rezoning, Mrs. Hadsell said she and her neighbors wanted the area to remain zoned for light industrial. The neighbors are happy with the small businesses that are located there and they like the green space and especially the deer that live there. Mayor Boyle noted that, if the area continued to be developed as light industrial, the green space would be covered with asphalt and brick and the deer would no longer live there. Also, if Bradley Road stays as light industrial, the truck route then becomes Bradley to Barton, Barton to Lorain. Mrs. Hadsell said that thirty years ago the neighbors did not want the are rezoned to light industrial, but now that they have lived with it they have found that the little bit of industry on Bradley Road is "good." She and Mayor Boyle agreed that the commercialization and expansion of North Ridgeville would cause more traffic on Bradley Road. Mayor Boyle commented that by changing the zoning, we would be "looking ahead" and putting a stop to more and bigger trucks traveling Bradley Road. The city would like to stop the green space from turning into asphalt. Mrs. Hadsell said she felt that she wanted to present the feelings of the Bradley Road Residents and not the people in Timber Trails. Mr. O'Grady noted that there is a process for rezoning ordinances and just because it is presented to Council does not mean that Council approves or disapproves. Council does want to hear what the neighbors think, and this issue will be discussed in a public hearing. There is a set of procedures that will take place and public meetings will be held before a vote is taken. Service Director Bohlmann noted that the boundary map that was presented to Council is flawed and will need to be corrected as to the zoning of various parcels. Gemma Szabo, 30837 Bradley Road, spoke from the audience. Mrs. Szabo asked why the city was buying another piece of property if the removal of the leaf dump was meant to increase the parking. Mayor Boyle agreed that the leaf dump would be moved to allow for more parking. However, the property is not being purchased to provide parking but to provide for needed baseball and soccer fields. Jay Kolwicz, 30817 Bradley Road, the present owner of the former Space Age building, said his business was basically an office and as "quiet as a church mouse." He asked whether his business/parcel of land would be grandfathered. Mr. Kolwicz was assured that his business/land would be grandfathered as is. Law Director Gareau explained that he would not be able to expand. Also, if the building were to be destroyed, it could not be rebuilt. That is one of the problems of rezoning an area that is partially developed for a particular use. On the opposite side, the people who have homes in the light industrial area cannot expand their homes. Mr. Limpert noted that the owners in either situation could apply for a variance. On the matter of traffic, Mr. Kolwicz noted that his business does not need trucks and his parcel could not take a delivery bigger than a UPS truck. Mayor Boyle said that, although that was true, the city could not prohibit a larger truck from coming in. The city would have to put in a new roadway on Bradley and expand the width, which would be an expensive project. He believes the city would be better off by getting rid of the trucks and building the access off of Lorain and have new light industrial come off of Lorain as opposed to Bradley. Mr. Kolwicz asked if the traffic from the newly proposed fields would go down Bradley or Barton. Mayor Boyle said the 6