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.? <br />buildings in the city and had not heard of any graffiti on any other brick <br />buildings in the area; he, too, would prefer brick. He pointed out that the <br />surrounding buildings are brick and noted that this area is the showplace of the <br />city. Mr. Herbsman discussed the block material with Mr. Sohn. Mr. Bingham <br />repeated that painted block buildings are ea,sier to maintain and will continue to <br />look good for a long time. He did not believe that brick did anything more <br />functionally, it just added cost. There was a limit as to what mre they could do <br />considering the amount of landscaping and buffering that they agreed to with the <br />seller, and the seller also agreed to these materials and colors. Mr. Gallagher <br />believed that it is the Board's responsibility to see to it that this area is <br />kept as aesthetically pleasing as possible. He stated that what Wal-Mart does <br />will influence what happens across the street. He presented pictures of several <br />Wal-Marts in the area. Mr. Sohn stated that this building was large and would <br />have a great impact on the surrounding area. He believed that the lower portion <br />of building should be brick, perhaps up to the first band, the rear wall could be <br />block. It was clarified for Mr. Bingham.that 3 sides should be brick, not the <br />area in back that would be screened by the mound. Mr. Zergott advised that this <br />is a suggestion, Planning Commission could vote either way on their suggestions. <br />Mr. Herbsman noted that they usually put in block buildings. Mr. Gallagher <br />commented that none of the Wal-Marts that he had visited were in neighborhoods <br />with expensive properties on either side of them. Mr. Bingham noted that the <br />owners of the Corporate Center had made significant changes to the plan and that <br />they, too, believed that their Corporate Center was the showplace of the area and <br />they were satisfied with the materials. Regarding the lighting, Mr. Newberry <br />advised that the Wal-Mart's criteria for site lighting was based on Guardco's <br />W.D.G.H. fixture, a modern anodized aluminum, square frame fi.xture with <br />directional lighting. Normally the poles are 42 feet above the parking lot level <br />in order to disperse light evenly and smoothly throughout the site with no,hot or <br />cold spots on the property. Planning Commission ha.d required that the poles be <br />lowered to 26 feet in order to screen from the adjacent properties, but this <br />would increase interna.l "glaxe problems. The 26 foot pole light is approximately <br />the sam height as the poles on the Corporate Center and the light source will be <br />a 400 watt mercury vapor lamp which matches the Corporate Center. Because the <br />poles axe 26 feet high, they had to be moved out of the landscape areas and into <br />the parking lots. Mr. Gallagher believed that the Corporate Center lights were <br />metal halide, and stated that these lights were fine as long as they were <br />shielded from the adjoining properties. Mr. Newberry presented the lighting plan <br />to the members explaining that it was a worse case scenario since it did not take <br />into account the mounding and buffering which would lessen the impact. It was <br />noted an the plan that the light source was to be metal halide. The lighting on <br />the rear wall would be a Tow 100 watt fixture. The members of the audience spoke <br />at this time. Councilman McKay 'asked that the residents be given time to study <br />these plans. He further commented that Wal-Mart had stated previously that they <br />could not build a building less than 138,000 square feet, and advised that a <br />newspaper article stated that they are proposing a 98,000 square foot building in <br />Chardon. Further they had been told nothing could be changed in the prototype <br />building, however..he and Mr. Skoulis, another resident, did go to Strongsville, <br />where there is a different building plarmed. He presented a plan of an all brick <br />building.. They will also have a 12 foot high wrought iron fence around the T.B.O. <br />Mr. Newberry stated that this will be the same type fence. Mr. McKay urged the <br />members not to accept anything less than what is in the surrounding areas and <br />asked why should North Olmsted have a"big box" building, when Wal Mart has <br />buildings which have had some thought put into their design. Mr. Sohn pointed out <br />that there.was a feature on this building emphasizing the entrance which was more <br />attractive. Mr. Bingham asked if the board would overturn their contract with <br />4