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l Homeowners Association. The architectural review board had commended them on the landscaping plan and only suggested that they replace the Washington Hawthorns with some other type of omamental trees, and these have now been replaced with Red Jewel Crabapples. The lighting is now shown on 18 foot lugh pole, instead of 25 foot high poles, and will now have 175 watt metal halide bulbs on each pole instead of 400 watt metal halide; there will be wall paks on the rear of the build.ing with zero tolerance at the mound. He forgot the cut of the fixture, but will send it tomonow, and explained that it was the anodized aluminum pole, with a shoe box design with zero cut off at the appropriate property lines. The architectural review board had commended both the lighting plan and the building. In reference to the buildiug, the smaller store that was identified as Office Supplies will now be Morris Grraphics. The architectural review board had no problem with the signs on the building which are individually illuminated letters with a Plexiglas face to match the colors on the center. The main color of the build.ing will be the light gray; the rose color was the beam color and the dark gray was the crown mold. The arclutectural review board believed that the rose was too pale and he has replaced that with a St. Croix Sky wluch will blend with the burgundy trim which will be on the entrances, the stripe and the letters of the signs. The review board also asked that grill work on the garden center match the white split face block; and they also requested that there be one 8 inch block of the gray at the bottom of the windows on the Levin Furniture store unit. Mr. Manuing noted that the review board had also wanted pilasters on the wall behind the canopy where the windows will be removed. Mr. Gross explained that there would be alternate gray and white pilasters on the wall, similar to the columns and clarified the mechanical units on the roof would be painted black to match the roof; and that they would have to contact the councilman at large to get the name of the representatives of the condominium to see about their extending the fence on theu property to the condo fence to keep people from cutting through the between the two fences. There will be no mounding on the west side, the slu-ubs and trees will be at ground level. The Safety forces had no problem with the development, but the Fire Department had noted that hydrants would be required. Couucilman Lind advised that he has the telephone number of the condominium's management company. A. Mauniug moved that the McCormick Place Shopping Center, property located west of Plaza West Shopping Center, 23130-23150 Lorain Road, proposal to construct shopping center, which was heard by architectural review board July 19, 1995, be sent on the B.Z.A. with the recommendations that it be accepted with the following items that have beeu discussed: the fencing on the north and east side; the lighting on 18 feet high poles with the 175 Watt lights; the replacement of the hawthorn trees with the Red Jewel Crabapples; also the 8 inch block ou the base of the Levin Furniture windows which would elimuiate the floor to ceiling glass; the metal grillage on the garden center will match the split face block color; the color changes to the burgundy and St. Croix Sky; the landscaping proposal as outlined and submitted; the new plans with the eliiniuation of the west driveway; the dumpster enclosure in the same inaterial as the building with metal gates with board on board fencing stained to match the building; and to recommend that the developer contact the head of the 'Clague Towers Condominium Association to decide on the continuing the fence to avoid having a cut through. The motion was seconded by T. Brennau, and unanimously approved. N. NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND SUBDIVISIONS: No items. V. COMMUNICATIONS: No items. 5