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Council Minutes of 11-17-2009 members Brossard, Kearney and Orlowski; President Kennedy; Planning Director Wenger; Law Director Dubelko; and guests. 1) The first issue discussed was CMS09-10 Ganley Subaru located at 25730 Lorain Road. Representing Ganley Subaru was Mr. Robert Lisy, general manager of Ganley Westside Imports. The project consists of constructing a new car dealership and site improvements. The existing structure on the site will be demolished in order to accommodate the new building. The building has been designed to best meet the required setbacks on this irregularly shaped property. The building is a mix of split face black, metal panel, slate veneer and storefront glass. The proposed bollards by the service area will incorporate building colors. Landscaping is consistent with the materials and design proposed for Ganley VW, The applicant has agreed to maintain the large existing tree on the site, and care will be taken to ensure this tree is not damaged during the construction process. The proposed new sidewalk is shown curved around the base of the tree to accommodate the root system. Pavers will be installed in the right-of--way area. The applicant proposes vinyl fencing adjacent to the residential property to tie into the fencing on the rest of the Ganley property. The applicant may be considering offering the property behind the fence for use by the neighboring residential property owners as they did during the V W project. Whatever arrangement is worked out privately, the area between the fence and the property line is the responsibility of the property owner for maintenance from the city's enforcement perspective. The applicant received variances for signage and limited display of inventory in the front setback. The lot consolidation process has begun but the application has not yet been approved. A motion was made by Mr. Barker to approve CMS09-10 Ganley Subaru located at 25730 Lorain Rd. pursuant to all recommendations of the Planning and Design Commission and the motion was seconded Mrs. Dailey Jones The vote was 3-0 to approve. Councilman Barker made a motion. to approve CMS09-10 Ganley Subaru located at 25730 Lorain Rd. pursuant to ail reccomendations of the Planning and Design Commission. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Jones and passed unanimously. CMS09-10 Ganley Subaru approved. 2) Next on the agenda was CMS09-09 Sovereign Grace Church located at 29047 Lorain Road. This proposal consists of a request for a conditional use permit for a church in a general business retail district. Representing Sovereign Grace was the Pastor Darren Landes and representing Stearns Plaza was Mr. Randy Viviani. Chapter 1118 outlines the general criteria and standards for review. Other than signage, the applicant is proposing no changes to the exterior of the building. Therefore, the issue before City Council is the conditional use permit standards and conditions. There is no development plan review involved. The applicant is currently resolving a number of property maintenance violations at the site. The parking lot is an issue that has been of particular discussion with the Building and Engineering Departments. While the Planning and Design Commission had significant concerns regarding the state of the property, they were advised against tying any review or ruling related to the conditional use permit to the existing property maintenance concerns. The conditional use permit general standards and criteria should be applied to the use that is being proposed, not the existing conditions of the site. Planning Director Wenger believes the applicant has demonstrated 5 ,~.:~,p~~,_ . ,