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Council Minutes of 10/19/1999 character of Auto Nation. Mr. Gareau asked if any type of development plan has been ",, approved by North Ridgeville's City Council. Mayor Hill said the general guidelines of the plan and the development were approved by Planning Commission. When they get the specifics, they must come back and have it approved. Mr. Gareau asked if it was premature for a traffic study to have been done. Mayor Hill stated that Cypress did conduct a traffic study which recommended where this road is for safety reasons because of the closeness to I-480. Mr. Gareau noted that the road will proceed directly west of the existing Aetna Door which is in North Olmsted. However, we do not know the side yards and how close that road will come to the structure. Mr. Zagrans said he did not know exactly how close it was. If the map was drawn to scale, it would be at least 50 feet from the side of the structure to the edge of the utilities. There is a 12 foot utility easement. There is about 100 to 150 feet from the western portion of the property to the county/city border. The intersection to the on-ramp for Route 10/I-480 is another 400 to 500 feet. Mr. Gareau asked, if an overall plan is submitted, is it the intention of the developer to install a sign where Cypress intersects with Lorain Road? Mr. Zagrans said he had not heard that being discussed. Obviously, if the developer were interested in signage at that particular point, it would have to comply with North Olmsted's regulations. Mr. Gareau noted that the issue of engineering standards had been discussed during caucus. He wanted to reiterate the engineering standards to be applied to the construction of Cypress would be the City of North Olmsted's. Mr. Zagrans agreed. With regard to the construction of the road, Mr. Zagrans said the way that North Olmsted's engineering standards will require the road to be built is going to drive the rest of the road. The developer is not going to have one kind of curb side or sidewalk on the North Olmsted portion and another on the North Ridgeville portion. North Olmsted's engineering standards, as a practical matter, are going to be the engineering standards that will apply to the entire stretch of the road. Mr. Gareau asked if the sidewalks would be installed all at once or as the individual lots are developed. Mr. Zagrans said he was not sure, but he would guess that the entire area would be done simultaneously. With regard to the triangular piece of property that would be left, Mr. Gareau asked if that would be developed. Mr. Zagrans said the triangle is the only part of that parcel that is in North Olmsted. The Q-Panel property extends along Lorain Road and then back over to the west. It is his understanding that Q-Panel intends to develop that parcel, which is precisely the reason they do not want the road to go the south entirely in North Olmsted because it is their belief that would make the southern parcel undevelopable. Mr. Gareau said it would seem to him that it may not be practical to develop it with frontage on Lorain as opposed to frontage on Cypress. He asked Mr. Simecek if Q-Panel planned to develop with frontage on Cypress as opposed to Lorain Road. Mr. Simecek said street access would be on Cypress and not Lorain. However, this parcel is not part of the Cypress project and they do not have immediate plans for development. Law Director Gareau noted that a question was raised with regard to signage on the remnant triangular piece of property. Signage is not a primary use-it is a secondary use. You cannot have a secondary use without having a primary use. Consequently, a sign would not be a permitted use on that piece of property. Also, so everyone understands, the agreement is a kind of agreement of intent to do certain things. If this project goes forward, this whole issue comes back before the Engineering Department and comes 7