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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2065 Present: President of Council Kennedy, Council Members Dailey, Gareau, Kasler, Limpert, McKay, Miller, Nashaz Also Present: Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director/Acting Clerk of Council Copfer President of Council Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8:05 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. REPORTS Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met this evening at 6:45 p.m. Present were Council President Kennedy; Council members Limpert, McKay, Gazeau, Nashaz, Miller, Dailey; Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, P & A Director Farver, Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk and Planning Director Wenger. The agenda item was an administrative review of Halleen Kia, 27726 Lorain Road. The proposal consists of an addition to a car dealership: anew showroom, service garage, vehicle storage and other site improvements on the northwest corner of Lorain and Porter roads. What is currently on the site is a 3,100 square foot dealership, rear service building and car storage and display area. Two existing commercial buildings on the corner and a residential house and garage north of Porter will be removed to accommodate the proposed development. The new 11,200 square foot showroom will extend from the existing Kia building on Lorain Road west to wrap around the corner of Porter Road. The BZD granted the applicant two variances for building setbacks, so that the result is the building will actually be right up on the corner, not unlike the CVS building directly across the street. The 10 foot setbacks were granted by the BZA. This will improve the streetscape appearance and give a little bit of an angle on the historic nature of the corner. There was a lot of time put into the review of the architecture by the various boards and commissions, including the Landmarks Commission which weighed in considerably on the project because it partially falls within a historical district and it does involve the demolition of an existing historic structure. The addition is a two-story structure with a showroom on the ground floor and offices on the second floor. The addition was designed to match the existing building and located in such a way that the building, rather than outdoor parking, would be the highlight of the corner. Yet we still have a display of vehicles on the site. There will be low landscaping beds, honey locust trees will be installed around the main display window area at the corner. The extent of the Porter Road front will be landscaped with the exception of the northernmost area where three existing maple trees are to be preserved. The taxus that were originally proposed for this area will be Located further south below the entry drive. The Forester recommended that