Subi Mahmoud, owner, appeals to construct a gas station and convenience store with a drive-through proposed to be on consolidated corner parcels in Local Retail Business and Two-Family Districts; subject to the limitations of Sections 343.01 and 337.03 the proposed use is not permitted and first allowed in a General Retail Business District and pursuant to Section 343.18 driveways shall be located so that there is not less than 15 feet between the point of tangency of the driveway apron radius and a prolongation of the property line to the curb line measured at the curb line; and provisions in Section 343.18 require no less than 15 feet from the property line for location of a gasoline pump or island; and a landscaping/transition strip 10 feet wide providing 75 percent year-round opacity is required along the rear property according to Sections 352.10-11; and no width of the drive-through and bypass lanes is proposed contrary to Section 347.16(d)(3) that requires a minimum width of 10 feet.
Loretta Colyer, owner, appeals to install wood picket fence 4 feet high and 6 feet high in the front and side yards of a 35’ x 79.79’ parcel in a Two-Family District; and pursuant to Section 358.04(a), no fence in a residence district shall be higher than its distance from a residence building on an adjoining lot if the fence is parallel to and adjacent to the wall of the residence; and a fence height of 6 feet is proposed parallel to the neighboring dwelling where there is only a distance of 3 feet. (Filed 9-29-10)
W.B. and M.E. Bauman and Bradley Road, Incorporated appeal for grading, filling and excavation, including mining, removal, transfer and sale of soils and minerals on acreage located in a General Industry District and consisting of parcel numbers 009-36-001, 009-36-002, 009-36-005, 009-36-006, 009-36-007, 009-34-002, and 009-34-004; where the proposed use is subject to the limitations in Section 345.04(b)(21) and shall not have the effect or impact of being more injurious, hazardous, noxious or offensive than the enterprises listed in division (b) of Section 345.04(b), including: asphalt or tar manufacturing or refining; blast furnaces, ore smelting or reduction, refining or smelting; carbon, coke or lampblack manufacture; coal gas manufacture; cremation; creosote manufacture or treatment; dextrine, glucose or starch manufacture; disinfectant or insecticide manufacture which emits offensive odors; dye stuffs manufacture; manufacture of steel by the Bessemer process; match manufacture; oil cloth or linoleum manufacture; paper and pulp manufacturing; reduction or refining of petroleum or other flammable liquids; rock crushing; rubber manufacture by reclaiming processes; stock feed manufacture from refuse; tanning, curing or storing of rawhides or skins; wool pulling or scouring; and hair processing. Pursuant to Sections 352.08-12, a 10 foot wide landscaped strip providing at least 75 percent year-round opacity is required where the General Industry zoned parcels abut residentially zoned districts on the northerly and easterly proposed parcel project lines; and vehicle maneuvering areas shall be surfaced with concrete, asphaltic concrete, asphalt or other paving material that is approved by the Chief Building Official for the City of Cleveland in accordance with Codified Ordinance Section 349.07. (Filed 10-6-10) POSTPONED FROM SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
Marc Wyman dba Aaromet Metal Recycling, owner, appeal to install a 6.6 foot high solid fence and to maintain an 8.9 foot high wall along the front yard of an approximate 105’ x 290’ lot in an Unrestricted Industry District; contrary to Section 358.03(a) that states no portion of a fence located within 30 feet of the intersection of two street right-of-way lines shall exceed two and one-half feet in height, unless all portions of the fence above that height are at least 75 percent open and the same restrictions apply to any fence portion located along and parallel to a driveway within 15 feet of its intersection with a public sidewalk or street, if no sidewalk is present; and fences in actual front yards in an Unrestricted Industry District shall not exceed 6 feet in height pursuant to Section 358.05(a)(1) of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances. (Filed 8-20-10; no testimony taken.) First postponement requested by the appellant for medical reasons. POSTPONED FROM OCTOBER 12, 2010
Patrick Campbell, owner, appeals for an expansion of an existing bar and restaurant use to include the basement and second floor, live entertainment and a dance studio/school in a Local Retail Business District; subject to the limitations of Section 343.01 live entertainment is not permitted and first allowed in a General Retail District and it abuts a Two-Family District contrary to Section 347.12(a)(1) and is not permitted within 500 feet of a residential district, nor is it allowed to be established within 500 feet of another such use by the limitations of Section 343.11(a)(2); and the expansion/addition of nonconforming use requires the Board of Zoning Appeals approval in accordance with the provisions of Section 359.01 of the Cleveland, Codified Ordinances. (Filed 9-10-10; no testimony taken.) First postponement requested by the appellant due to a scheduling conflict. |