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, 2) St. Clarence Catholic Church, 30106 Lorain Road. Proposal to construct class room addition on existing hall and to construct a new free standing bookstore. One driveway will be relocated. Referred by plauuing commission April 30, 1996. Mr. Malik, architect, presented plans and a photo board of the existing site and the surrounding properties. The classroom addition will be to the existing hall and will connect to the rectory. Since the property is at different levels, they will use one foot grade changes to get to the upper levels. The grade at the bookstore slopes down, so there will be two stories at the rear and the front entrance will be hanclicapped accessible with a coffee shop in the rear and meeting rooms on the lower level. The members are concerned about the amount of parking in the front since it is not in keeping with the extensive green area on the rest of the property. Mr. Malik believed that they needed all the spaces, especially the handicapped spaces. It was suggested that the building could be moved baek, but Mr. Malik was concerned about that because of the amount of fill that would be needed if the building were placed at a lower grade. Plauuiug commission had asked for a landscaped mound in the 20 foot front buffer wluch is shown ou the plans. There is no working landscape plan, but the landscaping will be consistent with what is on the property. The members had no problem with the existing landscaping, but would like a plan sent in later for Mr. Zergott's review.. Mr. Malik explained the materials would match the existing church: Timberline Burnt Sienna shingles on the roof; Belden Beaver Brick, Olympic Stain 711, dark bronze window frames and Dryvit 1117 on some of the higher areas. Mr. Yager did not believe the utility size brick on the bookstore would be appropriate since the scale of the building was so much smaller than the other building. Since the brick is blended colors, Mr. Malik thought that this would not give an appearance of being too large and he preferred to be consistent with the church and other buildings. There is very little window area in the bookstore portion of the building since they need the wall space, but the rear coffee shop and the lower meeting rooms will have a large expanse of glass over looking a terraced area. It was determined that the church owned the house to the east, so moving the drive next to it would not necessarily be a problem. Mr. Yager would like both proposals, bookstore and classrooms, to be more in keeping with the European-like character of the church. He thought that the court yards of the addition were not in keeping with those of the church, and wondered if they had given any thought to introducing that type of look. He did not think just matching the materials was sufficient. He would like to see a more intriguing design on the bookstore, such as moving it back or angling it, something to make it more connected to the church. Mr. Malik believed that since the addition was connected to a rectangular building, it was not necessary to duplicate the angles of the church. He also believed that the sanctuary should stand out from the other buildings. Mr. Gallagher stated that since the bookstore was a retail use and open to the public, the building was cousistent with the use and needed exposure from Lorain Road. After some discussion, Mr. Yager decided that his comments should be taken as merely suggestions, since it appears this project is a finished design. Because this project is being done by the same architect who did the church, and the church is one of the best buildings in North Olmsted, he had faith that this should work out satisfactorily. Mr. Gallagher advised that he liked the building, but would still like it moved back. He pointed out that ther.e was only a 2 foot drop in the length of building, and if it were moved back slightly there would only be a 3 foot drop. He was not sure what the height of the mound should be in the front since the building should be seen from Lorain Road, so there would be more green area along Lorain Road. (Mr. Gallagher clarified that the building should be moved back about to where the arrow on the plans shows the existing 6 foot fence.) Mr. Malik noted that, if the ramp had to be steeper, a handrail would be required and was concerned that too much fill would be needed. Mr. Gallagher thought that there would be a good deal 4