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Minutes · Feb 15, 2018

February 15, 2018

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Ms. Rudin asked Mr. Kliesch where they will be storing tires; he said inside of the building and referred Exhibit A-6 and delineated on the plan where the tires will be stored. Mr. Kliesch said that there will not be any used tires stored outside. Ms. Rudin asked Mr. Kliesch why the signs have to be larger then what is allowed; he said that the size of the signs are for visibility. Mr. Kliesch said that that there are two frontages and that the signs are facing the commercial area and not the residential area; he said that if they placed the signs facing Rosney Terrace they would not need a variance. Ms. Rudin asked Mr. Kliesch what the sound decibels are from the store; he said that he does not know. Vice Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Kliesch if he drove by the current Mavis location; he said no. Vice Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Kliesch if they are meeting the minimum sections of the Townships fire code; he replied yes. Vice Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Kliesch if they could go in excess of the minimum sections of the fire code; he said yes. Joe Krakoviak approached the podium and stated that he lives on Grandview Avenue. He asked Mr. Kliesch what the maximum storage space at the facility is; he said 14,616 cubic feet. Mr. Krakoviak asked Mr. Kliesch what oil based products are at the facility; he said there are two (2) - two hundred and fifty (250) gallon storage tanks to store new and used oil. Mr. Krakoviak asked Mr. Kliesch how many tires can be stored at the facility; he said approximately two thousand (2000) new and three to four hundred (300-400) used tires. Mr. Krakoviak asked Mr. Kliesch if he can describe the flammability of the tires and oil; he said that he cannot. Mr. Krakoviak asked Mr. Kliesch how many years he has been working for Mavis; he said two (2) years. Mr. Krakoviak asked Mr. Kliesch has there ever been a fire at one of the Mavis stores; he said not that he knows of. Mr. Krakoviak asked Mr. Kliesch if there will be an impact to the neighborhood if there is a fire at the store; he said that the fire will be contained within the building. Mr. Krakoviak asked Mr. Kliesch what the impact of the fire will be in the facility if the fans are running; he said that the smoke detector will shut the fans off. Vice Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Kliesch if the glass doors are fire resistant; he said no.

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