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Council Minutes of 3/16/99 dealership on the corner of Dewey and Lorain which would require the demolition of the existing building on that site at the southwestern corner of the lot. A significant factor to the entire proposal is the requirement to rezone to commercial use two northern undeveloped parcels of property on Dewey. They are presently owned by Mr. Halleen, and they are presently zoned for residential use. The proposal discussed that evening, as well as on a previous occasion, calls for those two parcels to be rezoned to commercial use. Mr. Schill was sensitive to the concerns of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee, and he put forth a rather interesting proposal which he believed best advanced and preserved, in fact enhanced, the character of the neighborhood. The proposal calls for the use of masonry materials with the building set closer to the street as opposed to further away with a decorative style and architecture across the top of the building to mimic a building which had been built some time ago in that area. The project incorporates extensive use of glass and there is a pedestrian entrance on the sidewalk. He proposed the use of a marker and additional green space on the corner to designate the area as a historically significant area. He was amenable to the idea of placing a wrought iron fence around the entire property. He also would like to use matching awnings above the windows. As to the parcels to the north which need to be rezoned, Mr. Halleen was willing to use mounding, perhaps 4 to 6 foot mounds with trees on top of the mounds ranging from 4 to 6 feet in height. On the commercial side of the mound, Mr. Halleen was willing to use a lower lighting, perhaps 8 to 10 foot lighting to shield residents on Dewey Road from any light that would possibly overflow onto their property. As a total package, Mr. Halleen indicated that he was willing to look at the other three buildings that he owns on that property. He indicated that he would be willing to perhaps rehabilitate those buildings and incorporate matching colors and matching awnings to give an integrated feel to that entire parcel extending from Porter Road all the way to Dewey. Residents and the tenants expressed concern about the rezoning of the parcels which are presently undeveloped. They were concerned with the interaction of the dealership and their property. After a lengthy discussion, it was the consensus of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee that the dialogue went well and it was good opportunity to discuss these matters. At the close of the meeting, Mr. Schill and Mr. Halleen indicated they would be willing to return with further information. • A review of Ordinance 98-131 entitled "An ordinance providing for the amendment of the Zone Map of the City of North Olmsted in order to supplementally zone the hereinafter described parcels of real property so as to include them within the new Wireless Telecommunications Overlay District within the City of North Olmsted." This matter was originally recommended for approval at the Council meeting of February 15. However, between the Council meeting of February 15 and the Council meeting of March 2, it came to Mr. Ga,reau's attention that perhaps there was a communication lapse between Mr. Todd Hunt of Walter and Haverfield, our expert on this area, and the Building, Zoning and Development committee. Specifically, there was perhaps a misunderstanding as to the exact boundaries wherein these telecommunications facilities would be permitted. To verify and remove and clarify so there would be no misunderstanding, the matter was referred on March 2 back to BZD and was discussed on this evening. Present to assist the BZD Committee in 6 _~..4,e,-_.