Stow — A conditional zoning certificate for a fitness facility at 3077 Graham Road was unanimously approved by the Planning Commission Nov. 11.
Property owner Dan Dicillo asked for the certificate to operate Fitness 19, a 8,000-foot fitness facility in the National City Commons at 3077-3087 Graham Road. It would be located in the eastern wing of the plaza north of the National City offices.
Brad Ballintine, representing Fitness 19, said the club gets its name from its $19 monthly fee.
“It’s a user-friendly facility for families,” Ballintine said.
The Commission unanimously approved the conditional certificate provided the building department approved the project.
In other action, the Commission tied on a request for Courtyard of Marriott, 4074 Bridgewater Parkway, to change the existing facade to an easier to maintain surface.
The present surface is comprised of 20 percent Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS), the maximum allowed by code.
The architect for Marriott, Bill Kodish of Braun and Steidl Architects, said he was asking for a variance to have 23 percent EIFS on the hotel’s western exposure and 25 percent EIFS on the building’s eastern exposure. He said the thin brick surface of the building was deteriorating and the owner would like to replace it with EIFS.
Kodish pled Marriott’s case before four members of the Commission. Fifth Commission member Pete Mihelick arrived after the Marriott representatives left Council Chambers.
Commission members Bernard Scheidler and Rich Sprungle voted to grant the variance, but Dave Kohlmeier and Chris Brauer voted against it.
Sprungle told the Marriott representatives they could bring the matter back to the December planning commission meeting or they could present their case at City Council’s Planning Committee meeting Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.
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