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? • GITY OF NORTH OLMSTED - ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD AMENDED MINiJTES - NOVEMBER 20, 1996 CONFERENCE ROOM - 5:30 P.M. 1. ROLL CALL: Chairman Zergott called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m Present: T. Gallagher, S. Krieger, M. Yager, and B. Zergott. Also Present: Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk and Assistant Clerk of Commissions Cornish. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: Mr. Yager motioned to approve the minutes with the following modifications: He prefers brick pilasters with alwniuum style fencing (Page 3). The motion was seconded by T. Gallagher. Roll call on motion: Yager, Gallagher, and Krieger, yes. Zergott alistained. III. SIGNS: 1) Tiffy Lube ( Sears Auto Center), 5000 Great Northern Mall. Signage and back lit awning. Heard by plauning commission November 12, 1996. Referral to board of zoning appeals is required. Mr. Archer, sign contractor, presented the proposal for J'lffy Lube, located in the sears building of the mall. He explained at the last meeting the board requested clarification on the colors, materials, and sign options and noted :the canopy will be illuminated, which the city identifies as a sign, and the letters "Jiffy Lube" wilf be illuminated on that same wall. A pentaflex material will be used. In response to Mr. Yager's question; Mr. Archer clarified a 4 foot by 16 foot canopy will be installed over the entrance way only. Mr. Yager questioned where on the building the signs would be installed. Mr. Archer responded, the awning and the three foot Jiffy letters are on the east side of the building. The west side of the building will have the exit sign, no awuing, and the three foot jiffy Lube letters, as indicated on the plan. Mr. Yager wondered if this is a tenant in. the mall, as they would not be permitted exterior signage. Mr. Rymarczyk clarified Sears is leasing a portion of the building, and variances would be required for a.ny exterior signage. Jiffy Lube would like to have a sign for obvious identificarion reasons. Mr. Yager u.nderstood the request but cautioned that allowing this sign may encourage more, and he prefers to prevent the mall from becoming one big sign. Mr. Archer stated that he is williug to negotiate the east elevation. He elaborated that he can remove the "Tiffy Lube" letters from the awning and make it non-illumiuated. In response to Mr. Zergott's question, Mr. Archer stated planning commission did not review the colors and referred that to the architectural review board. Mr. Yager questioned the relationship. between the proposed sign and the existing Sears. sign, as he prefers similai colors. Mr. Zergott clarified that it is not up to this board to determine how many signs should be permitted on the outside of the building, however _they can make suggestions, and recommend that the signage be kept to a minimum. Mr. Yagei; does not believe any of these proposed signs should be permitted, as the board does not know the relationship between them and Sears. He believed this is similar to advertising products, which is something this board has been against for quite some time: Mr. Yager clarified, the only way he would approve additional