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Council Minutes of 5/16/2006 ,,~ the recommendations of the various boards and commission. Councilman Gareau ,~„ moved that Council approve the proposal for Fifth Third Bank subject to the recommendations of the boards and commissions. The motion was seconded by Councilman Orlowski and passed unanimously. • Welcome House, 29776 Lorain Road. The proposal consists of a new group home facility and site improvements. There are currently some group .homes in that area for persons with special needs, and this is an improvement to that current arrangement. Two homes that are part of the Welcome House currently exist on two adjacent parcels. The applicant has purchased a third neighboring parcel and proposes to demolish the home on this parcel and construct a new home to the rear of the two existing group homes to create an environment where you have multiple structures but relating to one another and the residents. The new borne would house ten individuals, and the existing homes have six residents in one and eight residents in the other. The individuals living within the homes are mentally impaired and/or physically handicapped. The proposal will require a conditional use permit for the new building. While the use is residential, it is located in the business district; therefore, it must follow business and industrial standards. The single story new home will be constructed to the rear, north of the two existing homes. The front of the home will include a red brick wainscoting and vinyl siding. The roof shingles will be dimensional, windows will be dark gray, and the trim will be a lighter color. There are. new landscaping beds proposed in the front setback area and additional trees including spruce and crab trees will be added in areas along the east and west property lines. Landscaping is also promised around the new home. The homes will be connected by walkways, and residents will be able to spend time outside on the patio or in the yard which is fenced in for security and safety issues. The fence is a 6 foot tall board-an-boazd women fence. The dumpster is located near the rear of the building to hide it from view and has been designed to blend into the proposed storage shed and fence. 'The proposal does include the elimination of the existing driveway, so the site will have two drives instead of three. Parking is proposed mainly along the west entrance drive. Some parking is included in close proximity to the east existing home. There are 22 parking spaces required. The applicant has provided 12 and 10 landbanked spaces. The residents are not using the parking as most of them would not be able to drive. The proposed site lighting includes a combination of decorative residential style fixtures close to the buildings and shoebox cut off style on the west drive to provide visibility along the entrance. Fire Department approval was requested, and the department indicated they had no objections. The applicant did receive a variance far not having concrete curbs as required by code. For this use, concrete curbs are not desirable as they create physical barriers to residents who may have mobility issues. The committee recamrn-ended approval of the conditional use permit and the site plan subject to the recommendations of the boards and commissions and obtaining a lot split and consolidation plat, and invoking deed restrictions on the plat as discussed. Councilman Gareau moved that Council approve the conditional use permit and the site plan and development plan for Welcome House subject to the recommendations of the boards and commissions and further subject to the 9