Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

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We pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

All right, we have no public hearing tonight, so we'll begin our work session. The first item on the work session, the Paul Mitchell parking lot modification on Edison Boulevard. Regan, you want to tell us what you're looking for tonight? Good evening.

My name is Regan Gettins with Gettins Properties. I'm here on behalf of Paul Mitchell... as well as Orlando and Nicole Cumberland, who are current business owners in Twinsburg. They're just about a mile or two here from where we are at today. I appreciate the opportunity to be in front of you. This will be the second time for this project. Some of you were here for my prior project, attendance to this meeting. Nothing much has changed other than we are moving this forward as quickly as possible. I do want to just quickly get in our appreciation with the building department, Dale and his team, Lynn with her guidance over the years, as well as Mr. Dunn at the fire department. They've been wonderful to work with. Everybody here is been super helpful in allowing us to continue this process. Obviously we've had to resubmit a couple times, refile for permits and Dale and his team have been wonderful. I just wanted to point that out and we do appreciate that. As it relates to what we're looking at again today is a modification to the existing surface lot as well as the expansion of it. I believe each of you has the plan that I have in front of me here. The lot, as we have it shown, consists of 141 spaces. It includes an engineered plan for stormwater retention. I don't know the extent of how well it was circulated, but the photometrics, the landscape plan, and other components required for this undertaking. It is our goal to complete this work this coming fall and if there are any questions or any topics that the commission would like to discuss further, I'm here to answer any questions.

So this went through Planning Commission review three years ago as it's submitted now. And so we're essentially looking at the same site plan. The previous one just expired. Its shelf life ran out. We give folks two years and we had gone past that. So that's why they're back. Nothing really has been altered. It's just that the site plan ran out.

I think it's reasonable for the use of the building and repurposing that building. I think it'll be nice, the fact that it's so prominent that it's on the corner of Darrow and Edison there. It'd be a nice gateway to that area on Edison Boulevard there. It's kind of been let go for a little bit, but I'm pleased with the design. Thank you, Mr. Shebeck. Anyone else?

I agree.

I looked at it last night for a while and drove by it, and I'm really looking forward to see the finished project. So it'll be good to see this project moving forward. Thank you, Member Rall. It'll be good.

You said this was approved a few years ago? Yep. But here, like the lighting location, there's some review required for that.

Yeah, I said the same thing in the last planner's report. The exact locations of the light poles and the exact locations of trees... in the interior islands at the end of the parking stall area. They're not shown on the site plan. So that was my only question. And I reviewed it. Can both of those things fit in that space? Sure.

And then the Google viewer or whatever image where there's going to be a parking lot, are those just paved pads or concrete pads that are showing? I'm just curious what that is. It's going to be a parking lot anyways there.

I believe that's probably a stoned area.

Yeah, I think you're right. It's a stoned area.

Okay. That's not a building that's going to be demolished. That's actually flat, and you're going to just pave over top of it. Yes, sir. All right. Yeah, I'm excited to see it too, so I'll just add those few questions.

What about a dumpster? Will they need a dumpster? Are they thinking not?

Right now, there's very limited waste. Unless something would materially change, we do have an area that was within the lot line and setback that could be utilized for dumpster space.

It looked like there was a concrete pad sort of back there by the loading dock.

That's exactly correct, and currently there is two picnic tables on that pad. which does not fall within this, the proposed parking lot dimensions.

Anyone else? All right, thank you for that. If you want to take a seat, we'll get back to you in the regular meeting. Thank you. Thank you. Next, we'll have the final site plan for TNT Power Wash Incorporated, 2458 Edison Boulevard. Come forward and tell us what you're looking for this evening.

Hello, everybody. My name is Todd Garber, and I represent TNT Power Wash. So our company is... We service the trucking industry, so we provide power washing, detailing, body shop to the trucking industry, private trucking companies, dealerships, companies down the road that just like Unifirst and everything from that down to car dealerships. So we have six locations across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan. In our Twinsburg location, we service the Canton, Akron, Cleveland area. One of the primary functions of our detail shop is cleaning and painting truck frames. So when a dealer brings a truck to us, they want us to refurbish it so it looks new and they can put it on their used truck lot. So paying the frame will get the truck ready for a resale or just to put back into service. Some of our customers, our biggest customers in the area are Rush International in Cleveland and Akron, Peterbilt in Perrysburg, Cleveland and Canton. Ideal East and Valley Freight Line are in Akron, Mansfield, and Cleveland. So we service a lot of trucks, and in order to bring our Twinsburg facility, the decal shop, up to full service, we need to install a fully vented semi-truck paint booth, which we have within our other locations. This will enable us to properly paint frames. This would be an industrial cross-draft paint booth built by BCI equipment specialists out of Pennsylvania. It measures 16 feet wide by 19 feet high by 40 feet long. It's a fairly large piece of equipment. So we needed an accessory building to enclose this paint booth as well as all the supporting functions of that paint booth as we were running our power wash service out of our existing building and we're kind of out of space. The building would enable us to grow the detail side of our business in this location and fully service our customers and add several jobs to the community. We are seeking final approval of the site plan with the condition of approval of a site plan variance from the Board of Appeals and what T&T Power Wash is asking for does not affect the surrounding area or neighboring businesses due to this already developed area With gravel and storm water catch basins. The neighboring businesses are industrial in nature with loading docks and heavy trucks and equipment. And all uses of our detail and paint services will be contained inside of the building. We will not be creating any excess noise or dust. And finally, it is located behind our, it would be located behind our existing building, so it wouldn't be easily visible from the street.

Okay, very good. Anybody have any questions?

What's the variance that you're waiting for?

It's a setback from the rear of the lot. It's currently the code is 50 feet. We're asking for a 20 foot variance. The reason being moving vehicles in and out of the buildings in between our buildings would be very tight.

The 60-foot setback from other buildings, which you want to have rooms there.

Exactly. That would enable safely in and out of each building.

You know, I was working on the BZA staff report, and I printed out an aerial shot of the rear yards of adjacent property owners. Did I send that to you guys?

This one here.

We got part of it there. I'm going to just show this. This is the location. This is the storage yard that brought equipment, loading dock, loading dock.

It's a thing back there. It's not like you're backing up to a neighborhood that you're worried about 50 feet.

It's not out there dining.

Yeah, it's pretty insensibly used back there. As opposed to... get the 50 feet but then you're creating a little bit of a squeeze between the rear of that building and the bouncing issue with the surrounding looks like most of the vegetational state here so let's just kind of shield it so yeah

Yeah, I don't think that'll...

So is there any, like, concerns of, like, ventilation or anything we need to... You know?

So the paint booth is a cross-graph vented paint booth, meaning it has an inlet, four-foot inlet duct that pulls air from the roof of the building. and it's filtered, and it goes through the paint booth as you're painting where it hits a set of exhaust filters, and that captures all the overspray, the fumes, and then it's out the top again. And then the filters, once they're packed, once they've accumulated enough debris, then we discard them in the trash and put new filters up. The reason for the cross-draft is so while you're painting, If it didn't have a cross draft, as you're painting, the overspray hangs in the air and would get stuck to the truck as well as to the individual. Cross draft, air's moving slightly. And as I say, it's all filtered.

What's the capacity you guys would do when you're online?

Sorry?

What's the capacity?

How many trucks would you handle in a day? Well, they can do up to like five a day if that's all we're doing, but it depends on our staff. So prepping the frame is a lot more time consuming than actually painting it. So we wash the frame, clean it. And then they tape off around the edges, tape the wheels and sort of tanks and all that stuff. And then they paint and then we let it dry and then we un-tape everything and it's ready to go. Is that then stored inside the facility or do you store it outside during the process? We try to store it inside for a day so it can dry. And that's why we need another building because we're running out of our other shop, the power wash. We have five power wash trucks, which are 27, 33 feet long, as well as water tanks and a lot of other equipment inside the other buildings. So we don't have much room in there. and so we need to have prep area as well as storage for those trucks that we're painting so we typically would have three or four on the lot um hope to turn them over in a day's time and then you know have them back to our customers all right any other questions

Sounds like the parking's adequate for some additional staff, right? Yeah. Looks good to me.

All right. If you want to have a seat, we'll get back to you in the regular meeting. That concludes the work session. We'll move into regular meeting. Approval of the May 18th Planning Commission. Any additions or changes or corrections? Seeing none, we'll approve those. All right, item two is public participation. Anybody from our public want to participate tonight? I don't see anybody rushing to the podium. Okay, we'll move on to number three, final site plan for Paul Mitchell, if you want to come forward again. We'll get to the meat and potatoes of this. Anything additional you want to offer?

Just to reinforce our experience with the city of Twinsburg and the patience that each department has had, including the mayor's office. This is an important project to the owners. They have had a long-standing successful history here in Twinsburg and their existing location. This is an expansion for them, which is proof of their concept and that there's a demand and we're looking, as several members mentioned, looking forward to activating that area and having sort of a nice entry point off of edison uh to the balance i know the building just adjacent across edison is i believe for sale at this point and we're excited to welcome whatever new neighbor might might be coming along very good yeah i think it's a nice fit

Anybody else have anything additional?

May I ask, are you going to be moving forward now? Because I understand it expired a couple years ago, did you say?

Yeah, this is just a replacement.

So you'll be moving forward pretty quickly on this?

So, just... Not to get in the weeds a ton on this, but there was work that's been completed. We've been working with the fire department. We have provisional and meaningful permits active with the building department. This component is really most focused on the exterior and how that works. is integrated into the overall business itself. So we are actively working on the project. Having this approval is important to the success of the project so that the parking is adequate for the use. And we're grateful to be here once again today, but I am confident that I will not be revisiting this meeting for a third time. Did that answer your question? Yes, thank you. Excellent, thank you.

The only thing that they have, according to the planner's report, is engineering still needs a final review and approval on some stormwater items. So that's going to be a condition in the motion that we make tonight to include that in there so we make sure we capture that because stormwater is a very important thing.

And we've had meaningful conversations and submissions. I brought the full set of engineered drawings over the past several years. Materially, nothing has changed. Obviously, weather patterns are out of our control, but we have been appropriately sized and already purchased the materials necessary for that installation to have adequate stormwater retention.

Yeah. no it's going to be under around storm water retention so there'll be some significant site work there before they can get the parking lot completed so that's correct anything else from anyone lynn you're good no nothing else for me all right i'd like to make the following motion upon reliance and on representation made by the applicant and their representatives along with the submitted site plan submission date stamped received may 19 2026 I move that the Planning Commission grant final approval to the site plan for the Paul Mitchell School for a parking lot expansion at 2300 Edison Boulevard, Pulling Room Parcel 64-05570 with the condition that final engineering review and approval on stormwater retention. Do I have a second? I'll second. Craig Sands. I'll second.

Is that Greg?

Yes.

Okay. Roll call, please. Mr. Shebeck? Yes. Mr. Shipley?

Yes.

Mr. Rall?

Yes.

Mr. Hogler?

Yes.

Mrs. Stewart? Yes.

All right, do you have a recommendation to council for your... Actually, Steve, this is it, the final.

These no longer go to council.

How about that?

There you go.

Ta-da.

Thank you for your continued support and your time today. Yeah, they've been great business to have in the city.

Absolutely.

Long time.

contributors to the community, so we're looking forward to keeping them here, even if it's in a different location. So I'm glad to source out for them.

I'll share that with them. Thank you for your support.

Item number four, final site plan approval, TNT Power Wash. If the applicant can come forward, please. Anything else you'd like to add? You were pretty descriptive.

Well, other than thanking everyone for their time and to hear this, hear me out. So the T&T Power Wash, the core of our business is power washing and detailing. And as we come into a new location, which we came into Twinsburg a few years ago, I think it was 2022. if I'm not mistaken, two or three, I can't recall off the top of my head, but we typically start out power washing and doing a little detail, but once we get established, we grow the business to match our other locations, which is detailing and then down the road body shop. So this is an important step for this location so we can fully service our customers.

I think it's a nice fit. I think it'll fit in well with the area you have. The motion will contain stipulation that is based on, is contingent on the approval of the BCA on the setback variance. And there's still pending a fire review, so those will only be two conditions. But I think you should have positive results out of BCA. Anything else for anybody?

No.

No. All right, I'd like to make the following motion. Upon reliance on representations made by the applicant and their representatives, along with the submitted site plan submission date stamp received May 28th, 2026, I move that Planning Commission grant final approval to the site plan for T&T Power Wash Service for an accessory structure at 2458 Edison Boulevard, permanent parcel number 64-05570 with the following conditions. Final review by the fire department and approval of a setback variance by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Mr. Hoagler. Roll call, please.

Mr. Shebeck? Yes. Mr. Hoagler?

Yes.

Mrs. Stewart? Yes. Mr. Rall? Yes. Mr. Shipley?

Yes. All right. Recommendation from planning. Thank you.

You're welcome. See you next Monday. Same place, 530. All right.

Moves us on to our next item. Communications and miscellaneous.

Okay, so no, we're not scheduled for a meeting in July, but we do have a final draft of our streetscape design guidelines. I'm going to email that document to y'all. We're going to take the rest of the week to look through it, and then I'll send it on. That'll essentially give you two months to take a look at it. I'd like to bring it in August for action by Planning Commission. And so maybe we'll have, maybe I can create some type of executive summary. I'm not sure if that's gonna be possible with this document, but I'll try if I can. It's maybe a 50-page design guideline. I don't know, I haven't attempted that. If I can squeeze it into a page and let you know what's in there. AI. Right, I know.

You sense the whole thing. We'll just summarize it ourselves.

Anything else on the horizon, Lynn?

I don't have any update on the downtown redevelopment site. I was going to ask about that. I have... Oh, let me see. I have a 40,000 square foot building expansion that's trying to be on the August agenda at an industrial site. Good size? There's a couple more projects. We may have four or five items on that August agenda. Okay.

Fish in the pond, that's a good thing.

Yeah. Plan for an hour. Right. That's why, since we have that draft of the streetscape design guidelines, when we're comfortable enough with it, I'm just going to send it out to you guys.

Okay.

Mr. Rall, anything?

No, I have nothing. Mr. Shipley?

No, I was curious about the downtown development, but I guess no news at this point.

Right.

Mr. Rall? No, sir.

Mrs. Stewart?

No, thank you. Nothing further, thank you.

All right, I have nothing except we get a month off. Right. Or recess. We have no absent members, so I'm going to stay in German at 6.56.