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Council Minutes of 4/21/98 lines that go over Lorain Road. Representing St. Clement was Nick Vodanoff The project calls for the construction of a church and separate community hall. This project will be constructed in two phases. With the recommendation of the Planning Commission and discussion that was had among committee members as well as the project developer, the committee unanimously recommended approval of the request for St. Clement Macedonian Church for a conditional use permit to operate the church in a General Retail District. Mr. Gareau moved that Council approve the conditional use permit. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKay and unanimously approved. c. Auto Body Services Inc., 28415 Lorain Road, a request for a conditional use permit to operate an auto repair facility in a General Retail District. Attorney Ronald Mills represented Auto Body Services Inc. The project calls for the construction of an auto repair facility featuring an auto paint booth that was represented by the developer as state- of-the-art and a first of its kind in the City of North Olmsted. Mr. Mills advised the spray booth was heavily regulated by the EPA and believed that the EPA regulations, together with the buffering that would be incorporated in the project, would be beneficial to the neighborhood and would provide for the least intrusion possible. Lind Huska of 5564 McKenzie agreed and was here to represent the residents in that neighborhood and stated that they had no objections at this point in time of the conditional use permit. She did stress, however, that the project would be carefully monitored through the Planning Commission and with the assistance of Mr. Nashar. With the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the input of the project developer and the residents that were here, the committee unanimously recommended approval of the request of Auto Body Services Inc. for a conditional use permit to operate an auto repair facility in a General Retail District. Mr. Gareau moved that Council approve the request for a conditional use permit. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nashar and unanimously approved. d. Fairview West Physicians Center, 24700 Lorain Road at the corner of Columbia and Lorain. There were two aspects of the project before the committee. One was a request for a conditional use permit to locate hospital parking in a residential district. Secondly, the proposal was to construct a three story addition to the existing physician center, which will include a new parking lot and renovations. Representing Fairview West Physician Center were Joseph Wilson, Paul Slabodnik and Christian Phillips. The project calls for the expansion of the existing structure into a first floor, four surgical suite addition of approximately 11,000 square feet and two stories adjacent to that of approximately 5,000 square feet for each floor which would be used for medical use and offices. Regarding the conditional use permit aspect, several residents spoke and expressed concern about storm water management and the increase in potential flooding as well as street flooding and backyard flooding and the aesthetics problems associated with a parking lot. Also, the residents were concerned about the residential quality of the neighborhood, decreased property values and an increase in traffic. Mr. David McDermott of the Engineering Department advised that flooding should not be increased in light of the streams and storm water standards enacted in the recent years. Regarding traffic, it was discussed that the present location of the Columbia Road driveway best allows for residents to enter and leave their own property. Mr. McKay advised that a no right turn on red at Columbia and Lorain may be helpful and, therefore, slow traffic down to allow these residents to still be ~" able to exit their driveways safely. He also suggested, and it was discussed, that we ~,~ 6