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whereas if it were an the top of the mound light materials might blow over it. Mr. Orlowski believed that the additional height might also prevent ma.terials from blowing over the top. He would also like the developer to include on either side of the fence a solid landscaping of conifer type trees, in other words, a nice woven fence of evergreens that would grow together to provide a solid fence. He believed that this plan shows fewer trees than the plan dated January 4, 1994, and stated that ea.ch plan that the members have received has had less greenery an it. He again stated his concern about the developers installing 10 more feet of asphalt, and sti11 stating that ttiey will maintain an 8 foot high mounda He is pleas.ed that the large fall is on Wal-Mart's side. He also would like the developers to look at the Promena.de in Westlake which has a block wall that runs behind the strip shopping center and also has a 4 or 5 foot block wall that comes out along the truck dock. Consiciering that they are recessing only part of the dock area where the end of the trailer is, the tractor will be at grade level, he would like a block wall on the east. side which would come up to the top of the tractor. Mr. Newberry advised thaL in order to serve the building adequa.tely they needed a11 three truck docks and -the code requires tha.t they have 4 and there are 3 depressed docks and a man door which serves as the fourth one. It was noted that at times a trailer was left in the dock for a period of time while the tractor went back. In response to another question, Mr. Newberry explained that all. of the handicapped spaces ai.e by the front door, none are at the garden center or the T.B.O., but these people could go through the front door to the garden center or have their ca.r p=icked up for the T.B.O. He further advised that he did submit elevations showing the signs, and they would have to go to B.Z.A. for a variance for signage. Mr. Orlowski stated that his notes showed that during the d.iscussion of the proposal for Sherwin Williams property, that all deliveries would be between 6:30 and 2:00 p.m. and he would like hours of delivery limited, at the very minimum, to the hours that the store is open, perhaps 7:00 aem. to 10:00 p.m. Building Commissioner Conway advised that deliveries are only allowed between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m: Regarding the light poles, Mr. Orlowski stated that the Metro Lexus dealership had 400 watt Inilbs on 20 foot poles, and he believed tha.t if a car dealership could use this in an outdoor storage area, it should be enough for a parking l.ot so Wal-Mart could get by with less than 42 foot poles. Mr. Newberry responded that Metro Lexus wants to concentrate the light on the cars, they are not concerned, as a retail outlet would be, with security in a parking lot. As he mentioned at another meeting, Mr. Orlowski stated that Wal-Mart was proposing more light poles than the Great Northern strip shopping center. Considering the size of the strip center he believed that their proposed lights are excessive. He stated that only one area in their plan adhered to a.9 foot candle level and that is east of the entrance off Country Club Boulevard and is in a landscaped aream Mr. Newberry clarified that their minimm lighting level is to be .9. Mr. Orlowski stated that everyone only bu.ilt to min;Trnm, standards. Mr. Newberry responded that the store is not built to the min;nn= line. Mr. Orlowski stated that none of the lights south of the building, except ane, are shielded, and he stated that these woUld throw the glare out at 360 degrees. Considering the residents on the other side of Brookpark Road and on Clareshire, he believed that the 1_ights should be shielded in those areas so they shined down on Wal-Mart's area. Ntr. Newberry stated that that was the intent of the plan submitted, Mr. Orlowski disagreed stating that the best way to maintain mininnnn glare and over spill of lights was to shield them, especially that bank of lights on Brookpark Road in the first row of parking. Because the lights are on 42 foot poles, he feels sorry for the people on Clareshire Drive if the lights are not shielded. Mr. Newberry stated that the people in Colebrook will not see the lights, but the people in Clareshire will see the one pole by the truck dock, but the way the fixtures are designed there will be no glare or dire:.t visibility 4