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AP ? granting a variance. Mr. Thomas noted that Wal-Mart reluctantly gave up some parking spaces, but now Mr. Bingham advised that they would ask for a variance to display in what could conceivably be up to 200 spaces. Mr. Bingham responded from the audience that he hadn't mentioned 200 spaces. Mr. Newberry responded that 200 spaces out of the Macedonia center would be considerably more than what was ever used for the construction of the center, much less for displays, but they do have about 100 spaces an the side of the building and some of those might be available. The Macedonia store and the Medina store are about the same size, which is smaller than the proposed North 0].msted store. Mr. Miller noted that they had said that they did not build a smaller store. Mr. Newberry responded that there are many prototypes for Wal-Mart based on the anticipated dollar voliune of the store. Mr. Miller observed that they are building this size store here because they can anticipate a larger volume saleso Mr. Newberry stated that Wal-Mart believed that they could put up the 150,000 store imnediately at this location without putting up a snaller store and adding the expansion. He clarified for Mr. Miller that there are other smaller prototypes geared for other market areas with different populations and different projected traffic patterns. In response to Mr. Gorris' question, Mr. Bingham advised that the typical size of an outdoor display for a garden center is 15,050 square feet which includes the building portion and the enclosed outdoor seasonal area. He clarified that displays outside the actual garden center would vary during the temporary seasonal period. As part of the negotiations with their seller, they have a limited display area autside which is restricted to the parking lot south of the garden center and the T.B.O. and another area restricted to portions of the front sidewalk. Mr. Bingham clarified that he cannot say how may parking spaces they would use if they asked for a variance. Since -t?r-?are 100 spaces on the south parking lot, Mr. Miller asked if the displ could s 11 over into the truck turnaround area, and Mr. Newberry responded t at this was not addressed in the agreement with the sellers, but it would be far more important to the truck operations than to the sellers. After it was established that there were 137 parking spaces in the south parking lot, Mr. Bingham noted that they could not use all of these spaces for display since they do need some of them for parking. Mr. Newberry clarified that the enclosed area was shown on the plan by the dark line, arni the dotted line indicated the partial shed roof that extends beyond the enclosed area. Mr. Herbster, the architect, clarified that this would be ametal standing seam panel roofing (name of material will be supplied later). Mr. Newberry explained that there were three areas in the garden center, a 116 by 45 foot enclosed axea built like the rest of the building; an extension on the south side of that which has walls on the east and west and a sloped roof on the top; and an enclosure surrounded by a wrought iron or steel picket fence with Enduro Shade fabric over the top of it. The members discussed the plans individually. Mr. Tallon noted that none of this was shown on the rendering. The developers clarified that the roof was below the steel fence and that the metal roof would not be visible beyond the limits of the garden center. Mr. Orlowski questioned how high the block wall'on the east side of dock area would be. Mr. Newberry stated that it would be 10 foot from the building grade and since the truck dock is recessed below that the wall would be almost 16 feet high at that location. Regarding Mr. Orlowski's suggestion to put the doors of the T.B.O. on the south side, Mr. Newberry responded that there is a two ca.r drive through bay for oil changes on the south side and relocating the doors would change that operation. Mr. Orlowski believed that the customer's could back out. Mr. Thomas reviewed discussion. There is concern about the additional blacktop that exists at the rear of the building to the mounding area, whether or not that would accommodate a true 8 foot mound and whether or not that mound was at the grade level of the building or above the average grade level; concern about the use of the parking 5