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..-," acres of land after all the lots are combined, he will install the landscaping with the development of that lot. Mr. Aubachon explained that building will be metal and trimmed with painted split face block, he clarified that he preferred to paint the block to prevent moisture from penetrating it. The members agreed that the brick should be integrally colored, not painted, to prevent a maintenance problem, but it should be sealed against moisture. The developers have not decided which company they will purchase the building from, so there are no actual colors, but it appeared to be gray from the drawings. The main entry will be accentuated with blue banding in the metal, and there will be a pier effect to bring down the scale of the building. The smooth face block on the foundation will be coated with blue spectra- glaze. Mr. Yager believed this would be acceptable. The build.iug will have a clear anodized window system with clear glass and a white roof on the entry. Since they must have a two hour fire rated wall on the northeast there must be a masonry wall, but Mr. Schmidt advised that they intend to cover it with the metal. Mr. Yager advised that he had met with the owner on the site and had asked them to look into rotating the building on the lot, since if this ever reverts to an industrial use, there would be parking on Lorain Road which is not accord.ing to the codes. Mr. Schmidt answered that they did discuss it, but did no extensive drawings. He clarified that the building sets back 180 feet from Lorain Road, and the requirement is 100 feet, so if the building reverts to an industrial use, a front addition could be added thus elinunating that parking; also, if it became industrial, the loading docks should be in the back. He eaplained that rotating the building and moving it forward would make it necessary to raise the height of the buildiug and would only leave two rows of parking.. Also, there would be 200 foot wall with no entrance doors facing Lorain Road. The developers believed that, since this is a winter time sport, parking in the front would be more convenient and better lighted for the customers. If it were on the side, the building would face Mr. Schmidt's vacant lot which may. be developed in the future. They also maintained that, based on their experience at their four other locations, all the proposed parking is needed, and it would not be fina.ncially feasible to use another type structure, which Mr. Yager also suggested. Mr. Yager stated that he had suggested alternatives since this large butler-type building would be right on Lorain Road., not in the Industrial Park. Mr. Aubachon responded that it is still the Industrial District and this type building is conapatible with that district and would not be compatible in a commercial district. The members discussed various options: moving the building forward to put parking in the back; installing another entrance at the back or side; reconfigluiug the building and the proposed addition. It was suggested that they look at the Force facilities. Mr. Garrett maintained that they had explored other options, but this works best. Mr. Schmidt had visited the Force and most of the parking is inconvenient to the entrance. Mr. Zergott agreed. Mr. Schmidt advised that if he moved the building forward, it would not be possible to build an office area in the front and he is trying to save the two acre lot on the side for future development. The members do not want to jeopardize the extra lot. Mr. Zergott would prefer that the front of the building face Lorain Road and wondered if they ? could cover more of the metal on the front, and suggested using more split face block in front. Mr. Yager asked if the members were comfortable with the aesthetics, and asked from what standpoint they- were viewing it. Mr. Gallagher agreed this parking would be necessary far this type use since the players do bring in a lot of equipment. Mrs. Schmidt explained that they had looked at many options and putting the entire front in split face was not as appealing as the banding with the trim. It was suggested that they add a masonry structure in ftront or cover some of the masonry with Dryvit. Mr. Garrett responded that they also have to consider how the building functioned for their customers and also the front had been designed to reduce the scale of the building. Mr. Aubachon preferred not to introduce another material since there will be spectra glaze block, split face block, and metal panels; he believed that this should be viewed as an industrial building. A member of the audience advised that he visited several indoor soccer fields with the Parks and Recreation Commissioner, and these were the best that they had seen and they were pleased with the concept. Regarding the lighting, the developers explained to Mrs. I{rieger, that the box type fixture with reflectors and metal halide bulbs would be on 3