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On the agenda of the 02 October 2002 7PM meeting of the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals for the Village of Boston Heights, Ohio

Omni Realty - Liberty Harley-Davidson - Marous Bros. Construction
with request for variance for non-masonary facing materials on H-D dealership to be built at E. Hines Hills Rd. east of Rt.8.
Variance granted by BZA. See below.
Brian Feeley, Architect for Ledgewood Girl Scout Camp
Replacement pool house for the Girl Scout Camp on Akron-Peninsula Road.
Building & site plan approved by PC. See below.
Anthony DeNigris
with proposal for commercial building on Chittenden Road.
No action by PC. See below.

Also: consideration of suggested changes to proposed zoning ordinances.
See below.

Omni Realty - Liberty Harley-Davidson - Marous Bros. Construction
Request for variance.
Click here for a rendering of the proposed Harley-Davidson building.
See also the 07-Aug meeting, where the BZA granted a conditional use for this use of the property, and the 04-Sep meeting, where the Planning Commission approved the site plan and preliminary building plan, except for the proposed non-masonary material.
As originally proposed, the building had a glass and metal-panel sheath not conformant with the Ordinance 1171.14 requirement for masonary facing on such building. Omni/Marous was seeking a materials variance.
Resolution:
After extensive discussion and examination of material samples, the variance was granted on a unanimous vote of the Board of Zoning Appeals. The variance was narrowly drawn to specify manufacturer's product, colors, and a minimum thickness of 20GA (approx. 0.0375in.).
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Brian Feeley - Architect for Ledgewood Girl Scout Camp
The Camp Ledgewood Girl Scout camp at 7047 Akron-Peninsula Road is a tax-exempt 240 acre parcel, #1200201. Though within the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the owner of record is the Western Reserve Girl Scout Council. Mr. Feeley presented a building design and site plan for a new pool house, replacing an existing structure built in 1970.
Resolution:
The building and site plan was approved on a unanimous vote of the Planning Commission.
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Anthony DeNigris
Proposal for commercial building on Chittenden Road.
Mr. DeNigris is the owner of a 4.13 acres B-1 Business parcel, #1300214.
He presented a building design and site plan for a commercial building on that parcel. Zoning Inspector Ron Fenn stated that he must talk to the EPA about the necessary septic system, and must talk to the Village Engineer about possible wetlands/drainage issues before undertaking any substantial land clearing.
Resolution:
No action, pending further developments.
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Further consideration of suggested changes to proposed zoning ordinances.
This continues, and perhaps completes, the discussions of the marathon 04-Sep meeting, where amendments to the proposed zoning plan were considered. At the suggestion of Mr. John Codrea, the matter had been "tabled" to allow time for the proposed ordinance to be better codified.

Of principal interest is the reversal of three zoning map changes that occurred at last month's meeting. On a motion by Mr. David Himes, and a 3-2 vote of the combined PC/BZA, all the parcels on the west side of Olde 8 were proposed to become RESidential.
New zoning parcel changes include:

B-1 parcel(s) across from substation near Olde 8 and Rt.303 to become RES rather than GB
B-1 parcel at 7720 Olde 8 (Rainbowers) to become RES rather than GB
I-1 parcel at 7600 Olde 8 (ex-Lucerne) to become RES rather than GB

Mr. Codrea did in fact re-codify the proposed ordinance. Numbering indicated below is therefore uncertain. Proposed amendments include (aside from typographical corrections):

On the advice of the Village Engineer, 1151.04 reference to buffers being measured from the center of the "roadway" were changed to refer to the "right-of-way".
On a motion by Mr. Codrea, 1151.04 buffers will not be permitted to have open storage.
On the advice of the Village Engineer, 1153.06 will codify the current village practice on requirement for lot frontage in cul-de-sacs (based on Summit County requirements).
On the advice of the Mrs. Maryann Bode, 1153.01(d) will include language referring to the village's CO 715 temporary sign ordinance.
At the instigation of Mr. Kris Lightcap, from the audience, adapting language suggested by Mr. Bill Hinkle, and upon a motion by Dr. Mike Cheung, the Office/Professional zoning district chapter will include language defining and restricting conditional and accessory uses.

Other discussions resulted in no immediate action. These included: an inquiry by the Mayor as to the 5000-foot spacing limitation on service stations; Dr. Cheung pointed out that this restriction was in the current zoning code, and was not a new change. A short discussion of lighting restrictions elicited Dr. Cheung's suggestion that the matter, while important, should be taken up separately at another time. Finally, owners of some of the B-1 property to be rezoned to RES made vehement objections to the proposed change.

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