REPORT TO COUNCIL TO: Denise Rosenbaum CMC, Clerk of Council FROM: Nicolette Sackman MMC, Clerk of Commissions DATE: September 12, 2017 RE: Planning Commission Regular Meeting of Report to Council Present: Chairman Brad Lamb, Mark Getsay, Phil DiCarlo, Duane Van Dyke, Lauren Falcone Also Present: Planning Director Jim Bedell, Assistant Law Director Sean Kelleher, Clerk of Commissions Nicolette Sackman, Assistant Planning Director Will Krause Westlake Planning Commission, at its regular meeting held on, took the following actions: OLD BUSINESS Sangria Y Tapas Restaurant & Bar Outdoor Patio, 27200 Detroit Rd., PP# 212-14-017, rep. C. Dixon, Ward 3, tabled 8/7/17 1. The proposal is a permitted use in the General Business District. 2. A modification is required to permit the expanded area to encroach into the front yard setback area. 3. This is the same distance as the encroachment for the existing building. 4. The total amount of the existing patio, deck and bar area less the space that is unusable for seating (aisle and planters) is less than 33 1/3% of the restaurant area. 5. A consolidation plat is required for the two parcels that comprise the entire site. Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved, seconded by Mr. DiCarlo to recommend approval of Sangria Y Tapas Restaurant & Bar Outdoor Patio with the following modification and conditions: 1. A modification is granted to permit the expanded area to encroach 23 into the 60 setback area. 2. Paint colors are approved as submitted contingent upon a mockup being reviewed for staff approval. Page 1 of 5
3. Stain the railroad ties on the entire building and provide a landscape plan for administrative approval. 4. Approval is subject to comments in Part III of this report and approval of the final plans by the Building, Engineering, and Fire Departments in compliance with the code and the ordinances of the City of Westlake; and, in the development process, should there be any changes necessitated by engineering requirements that visually alter the appearance of the development approved by the Planning Commission, the plan shall be re-submitted to the Planning Commission. Westlake Elementary School (PK-4) Development Plan (playground), 27555 Center Ridge Rd., PP#215-07-003 to 006 & 215-09-001, rep. R. Blatchford, Ward 4, tabled 7/10/17, 8/7/17 playground referred to the 9/11/17 PC mtg 8/30/17 request from Ken Damm to table the Westlake Elementary School (PK-4) Development Plan (playground). Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved and Ms. Falcone second to table the Westlake Elementary School (PK-4) Development Plan (playground) to October 9, 2017. NEW BUSINESS Starbucks, Sign Plan, 30225 Detroit Rd., PP#211-25- 002, rep. J. Palecek, Ward 5 1. The overall area permitted by code is 37.5 sf for all signage and will need modification to count an additional side of the building towards sign area. 2. Modification from the code needed for extra directional sign. 3. The size of the post mounted digital ordering monitor or lightbox is not given, it needs waiver and modification from code to permit small animated sign if digital. 4. The menu board needs waiver and modification from code for additional freestanding sign. 5. The drive thru directional wall signs and wall sign logos need waiver from criteria. 6. The largest single sign element is the logo disc which measures 48" in diameter which conforms to maximum 48" permitted for individual letter or logo in the code but requires a waiver from criteria which has a maximum 30" for a standard tenant at Promenade. Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved, seconded by Mr. DiCarlo to approve the Starbucks Sign Plan with the following conditions and modifications: 1. Fire apparatus access roads/fire lanes shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches. 2011 OFC 503.2.1 2. The 25'/50' turning radii shall be maintained throughout the site for emergency access. 2011 OFC 503.2.4 3. Clearance bar -not to obstruct 20' fire lane/access or the 25'150' turning radii. Page 2 of 5
4. Directional signs -not to obstruct 25'/50' turning radii. 5. To resubmit the Exit Only sign should be red with a white legend to be consistent with standard traffic control signage like Do Not Enter signs found on public streets. 6. Modification to count an additional side of the building towards sign area. 7. Modification for one extra freestanding directional sign. 8. To resubmit the post mounted monitor for review and approval. 9. To resubmit the freestanding menu board for review and approval. 10. Waiver from criteria for the drive thru directional wall signs and 48" tall wall sign logos. 11. Waiver from criteria to allow Green #3630-76 instead of Green 2108. 12. Condition that there is no signage on the umbrellas as stated on plans. 13. To submit a revised landscape plan to screen the monitor and menu board location from offsite view. Premier Physicians, Sign Plan, 25200 Center Ridge, PP#213-27-012, rep. B. Petro, Ward 2 1. The code permits an office building with more than a 3 acre site and 30,000 sf to have a 40 sf monument sign with Planning Commission approval, the proposed sign is 39 sf. 2. The code permits up to 33.33% of a sign face to be single color changeable copy, the proposed sign is 26% of the sign face. 3. The code permits a freestanding sign to be 8 tall and a minimum of 10 from the proposed right-of-way, the proposed sign meets both of these requirements. 4. The code requires that 75% of the sign face to be fully opaque, the plans state that the tenant panels to have opaque backgrounds. 5. Animated signs, which are defined in the code as any sign that uses movement or change of lighting including revolving, rotating, whirling, spinning and flashing to depict action or to create a special effect or scene. Animation shall be considered any change or movement more frequent than once per twenty-four hours. 6. The code limits the amount of light emitting from a sign to not exceed 10 lumens when measured three feet from the center of the sign face. Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved and Ms. Falcone second to approve the proposed Premier Physician replacement sign plan with the following conditions and modifications: 1. Condition that the electronic message center not be operated as an animated sign. Therefore there will be no flashing, scrolling or any changes to the text more than once every twenty-four hours. 2. Condition that only one color will be used on the electronic message center at a time and the color be amber. 3. Condition that the background of the tenant panels will be fully opaque with no light being emitted from the backgrounds. 4. Condition that the sign is dimmable to ensure that it complies with the illumination performance regulation of the code. Page 3 of 5
5. If the portion of the electronic message center that lights up is 19 x 76 which is 10.02 sf, and 26% of the total sign face, it will comply with code. Hospice of Western Reserve, Lot Split & Assembly, Bradley Rd., PP#211-13-006 & 211-15-008, rep. R. Bialosky, Ward 3 1. The purpose of this lot split and assembly is to preserve forest adjacent to the Hospice of the Western Reserve while expanding their campus. 2. The proposal does not cause any new or increased legal non-conformities. Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved and Ms. Falcone second to approve the Hospice of the Western Reserve Lot Split and Assembly with the following conditions: 1. Plat shall meet the requirements of the County and State as indicated in the Ohio Revised Code. 2. Final Engineering Department approval is subject to the review of the completed plat. Civista Bank, Sign Plan, 27476 Detroit Rd., PP#212-14-002, rep. R. Levitz, Ward 3 1. The code permits an office building of this size to have a 30 sf monument sign, the existing sign face is 19.05, the proposed sign face is 10.69, for a total sign area of 29.74 sf. 2. The code permits up to 142.33 sf of sign area for this 142.33 wide office building, the total sign area proposed for the property based on this submittal is 140.2 sf (this includes a 12.88 sf wall sign which remains set aside for a wall sign for a future tenant). 3. The code permits a freestanding sign to be 8 tall, the proposed sign is 7 2 tall. 4. The code requires that 75% of the sign face to be fully opaque, the plans meet that requirement. 5. The code permits up to 20% of a maximum 4 sf directional sign face to consist of business identification. Both the re-built 4 sf directional sign and new directional sign have 20% of the sign face as business identification. 6. The re-built directional sign has a sign structure which is blue and the new directional sign has a blue post which counts as sign area as per Section 1223.03(a)(1). Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved and Ms. Falcone second to approve the proposed Civista Bank sign plan with the condition that the directional sign structure/support pole be painted grey as submitted on 9/11/2017. MISCELLANEOUS Page 4 of 5
Request for an 180 day extension of time (to expire 3/14/2018) for Ordinance 2017-67 rezoning certain land located on Center Ridge Rd. and Dover Center Rd. from Office Building District, R-1F-80, and General Business District to R-MF-24 District, PP#213-16-034 to 037, 213-16-013 and 213-16-018, ref. by Council 5/18/17, Ward 2 (120-day extension expires 9/15/17) Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved and Ms. Falcone second to recommend that council grant a 180-day extension of time for Ordinance 2017-67 to expire on March 14, 2018. Request for an extension of time for the Lutheran Home, Development Plan, 2116 Dover Center, PC approved 10/3/16 Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved and Ms. Falcone second to recommend that an extension of time be granted for the Lutheran Home Development Plan to October 8, 2018. LED Lighting draft ordinance discussion Motion: Mr. VanDyke moved and Ms. Falcone second to recommend that council amend Chapter 1230 to add 1230.02 Commercial Exterior Lighting as presented and 1230.03 Residential Exterior Lighting as presented; as well as the amendments in Mr. Bedell s memo Other Codes to address regarding lighting 9-11-2017. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 10:07 pm. The next regular meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2017 in the Westlake City Hall Council Chambers. Page 5 of 5