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<br />either hidden by the mansard, or some type structure, and that the cooler blends
<br />in with one of the colors on the brick, seconded by T. Gallagher, and unanimously
<br />approved.
<br />2) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Property Located on Brookpark Road, ea.st of the Westbury
<br />Apartments,and west of Colebrook and Clareshire Condominiuns.
<br />Proposal to construct building. -
<br />Heard by Board of Zoning Appeals on Ma.rch 9, 1994.
<br />Referred by Planning Commission Mareh 22, 1994. ,-
<br />Sign,s Heard by Board of Zoning Appeals on April 6, 1994.
<br />Mr. Newberry, engineer, introduced Wal-Mart representatives, Mr. Bingham, real
<br />estate manager, Mr. Beno, District Manager in the Cleveland Akran area, Mr.
<br />Cawrse, landscape architect, Mr. Herbsman, architectural consultant, Mr. Richie
<br />and Mr. McPhale, also with the architectural firm. He gave a surnnary of.how the
<br />proposal has proceeded and ad.vised that they received modified setback variances
<br />in March fran the Boaxd of Zoning Appeals, and these variances are reflected in
<br />the revised site plan. The sign package was presented to B.Z.A. in April at which
<br />time almost all of the signage was eliminated on the building except for the
<br />"Wal-Mart" sign in front and one "Tire and Lube Express" sign on the south,
<br />however, these plans still show the additional signs, but will be removed later.
<br />He explained the location of i:he 150,000 squa.re foot prototype building which ha.s
<br />132,000 square feet area of retail space and 18,500 square feet of storage space;
<br />the total parking will now be 837 spaces (the member's plan shows 856) and this
<br />could still be adjusted. He presented a revised landscape plan, and explained
<br />that most of the changes were in south of the building, between the building and
<br />Country Club Boulevard, where modifications were made to allow sufficient radius
<br />for truck turning. The interconnecting drive from Wal-Mart's parking lot to the
<br />Corporate Center's lot was relocated to improve the traffic pattern and preserve
<br />trees. A mound will be installed on the east portion of the property and will n,n
<br />fran the Brookpark Road right of way south across the back of the site; and it
<br />will be roughly 8 feet above the current grade at the property line which is
<br />about a foot below where the floor will be. The mound will come. up 8 feet and
<br />down 6 and flare crut inside to make it fit. A 6 foot high board an board fence
<br />will run the entire length of the crown on the mound tapering down at the end. In
<br />order to preserve a grove of pin oaks, they would like to move the mound ba.ck
<br />somewhat an the southeast corner of the property, if the mound remains where it
<br />was originally planned these trees would have to be removed. The perimeter
<br />landscaping between this development and Corporate Center is part of the
<br />agreement .with the seller. The sidewalk and mounds along Brookpark Road are now
<br />shown on their property since they have not been able to meet with O.D.O.T.
<br />officials and they are not sure what they can put in the right of way. The
<br />Brookpark mourid, as well as the other perimeter mounds, will be about 4.5 feet
<br />high above floor level. This plan shows many tree islands throughout the-parking
<br />lot, but at the recommendation of the city forester, Mr. Wendell, the islands
<br />will be bigger, about 2 parking,spaces wide and 2 deep, but the there will .be
<br />fewer of them. Mr. Gallagher questioned the width of the mound on the east side.
<br />Mr. Newberry responded that the mound would be 40 feet wide behind the building
<br />and becomes narrower south of the builcting, he clarified that the intent was to
<br />come from the property line up at 2.5 to 1 with a flat area an top just for the
<br />fence, but basically a rounded crown and then down at 2.5 to 1 on the
<br />building/parking lot side. Mr. Cawrse, landscape architect,, advised that the
<br />mound was 35 to 38 feet at the base. Mr. Newberry explained that at the south
<br />portiori where the pavement comes to within 25 feet of the mound, they will
<br />probably have to construct some retaining structures to maintain the 25 foot
<br />height. Mr. Zergott believed that it would be better to drop the mound at the
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