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Council Minutes of 9/7/99 program will very much benefit the community. He said that the program has been successful in other communities, and he strongly recommended it for North Olmsted. The legislation was amended to allow the Police Chief to end the program should it evolve into something that is not of benefit to the community. Mr. Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee on Monday, August 23. Present were committee members Gareau, McKay and Miller; Council members Nashar, Limpert and O'Grady; Building Commissioner Conway and Assistant City Engineer McDermott. There were four items on the agenda: • Motorcars Chrysler Plymouth Jeep at 27500 Lorain Road, with a proposal to use a self-contained modular unit on the existing car lot. Representing Motorcars was attorney Garrett Murray and Mr. Nick Abraham. The proposal consists of using a modular unit for office use only. The owner explained that the present location of the main building is some distance away from the display area used for the vehicles, and that this arrangement has in the past presented difficulties to both employees and customers wishing to access vehicles. This is particularly a problem during the winter months when the main building is some distance away from the cars. The original proposal presented, which was one of several over the past six to twelve months, called for transporting a used trailer or modular unit to the site, painting it gray and then installing a matching gray awning. There would be an outside handicap ramp, which would go up to the building and would be raised in the air. Landscaping would be added on all sides. The Architectural Review Board recommended denial, and the Planning Commission reluctantly recommended approval. The Building, Zoning and Development Committee discussed the installation of a new unit with more earth tone colors that stood out less and matched the adjoining restaurant and the beverage store off to the west. Mr. Abraham agreed to implement such a design and decided to custom order a unit which was more to the committee's liking. The new unit will be a dark brown cedar sided unit with the same dimensions as approved by Planning and as originally presented. The window design would be rectangular in nature. The unit will not have an awning as was originally proposed, rather it will be fitted with a dark wood shingle mansard that will cover three sides of the building instead of four. The unit will rest on the ground as opposed to being raised in the air, and an asphalt handicap ramp will allow access for the disabled. The doorway to the unit will be covered with a portico made of the same materials and the same color as the structure itself. That portico will also have a matching mansard. The portico will be flanked on both sides with landscaping constructed of landscape timbers, which will not be less than 24 inches high and 3 feet deep. The construction of the landscaping area must accommodate the landscaping plan as approved by the Planning Commission and this may necessitate removal of existing asphalt and things along that nature. All utilities, including drainage, will be underground. There will be no additional signage or lighting except for a small door sign and accent lights flanking the doorway. The air conditioning unit, which is a wall unit, will also be screened in. Because this is apre-fabricated unit, the building shall in all respects mirror the picture that was presented and is incorporated herein. The developer is advised to consult with the Building 5