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w:! distnbuted the awuing sample. The members were concemed about the awning being illuminated. Mr. Strelau advised the material will be doubled up so that the light only shines through the Rite Aid letters. The members would like a matte finish on the awnings. Mr. Tallon questioned if the lights would be mounted underneath the awning. Mr. Strelau confuYned there would be lights mounted undemeath the awning, but, as stated previously, the light will not shine through. It was noted the Rite Aid letters, on the awniug will be illu.minated. Mr. Tallon questioned what type of lighting will be mounted under the awning. Mr. Strelau advised there will be rows of florescent fixtures on the backside of the awning. Since only the letters are to be illu.miuated, Mr. Tallon advised the lights are only needed under the letters. Mr. Brennan suggested boxring in the light. 1VIr. Tallon elaborated the lights should be boxed in around the lettering. Mr. Strelau agreed to this suggestion. Mr. Conway advised there are a couple of places in the city where this worked fine. Mr. Tallon confirmed the commission is requesting that a box be created on the backside of the letters, and that is where the light can fall. Mr. Strelau agreed to this request. Mr. Tallon requested that the light poles lowered so they are not above the building. W. Manuing questioned if there are any samples of this style bu.ilding. Mr. Andrzejewski, marketing president, advised this is a new prototype. Mr. Tallon questioned the hours of operation. Mr. Strelau confirmed the store hours are currently 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Monday-Saturday and 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Sunday, however based on a demographic evaluation currently underway by Rite Aid, the store hours may be modified +/- hour each way. He advised a response to some of the questions raised at the last planning commission meeting had been submittedtonight. The members read through these responses. Mr. Herbster noted it appears a variance will be sought for alcohol sales. Mr. Strelau advised they would be filing for this variance within a couple months and noted signage variances may also be needed. Mr. Herbster questioned if the roof top units can be shielded in a manuer to prevent the schools from being disturbed by the noise. He noted during the summer there is no air conditioning in the school buildings, and the sound of the roof top units can get awful loud. Mr. Strelau wondered if this should be an issue considering the amount of education during the su.mmer months. Mr. Conway noted some of the equipment is pretty quiet today. He asked if the equipment would be less than 50 decibels at the lot line. Mr. Tallon questioned the height of the parapets. Mr. Strelau advised they are 18 foot at the low point and 24 foot at the high point. He clarified the roof will range between one and two feet below the top of the parapet. Mr. Brennan did not believe it made a whole lot of sense to put the dumpster in the front of the building. Mr. Strelau agreed to push the dumpster back behind the building if requested but advised if Crocker/Stearns is extended the developer may choose to expand the building and relocate the dumpster. He explained the intent for moving it was to place the dumpster further away from Mr. Bosses' property. Mr. Tallon advised that a curb cut on the proposed Crocker/Stearns extension may not be permissible as it will in all probability be fou.r lane limited access road. Mr. Koeth wondered if the garbage truck would have a problem getting to the dumpster if it is moved to the rear of the building. Mr. Strelau did not foresee a problem and agreed to tuck the dumpster behind the bu.ilding. Mr. Koeth suggested placing the dumpster in the back of the building at an angle so the truck will have easy access. Mr. Tallon noted there is no load.ing dock. Mr. Conway advised there is only 10% storage in this bu.ilding. The signage will be submitted at a later date, and per architectural review board's recommendations the added verbiage below Rite Aid sign will be removed. Mr. Tallon opened the discussion up to the audience and no interest was expressed. R Tallon motioned to accept the Rite Aid proposal located at 28974-29016 Lorain Road, a proposal to demolish existing structure and construct a new single family retail building with the following requests: that the signage be within the limits of the code; the lighting poles are to be reduced 18 feet, 8 inches or the top of the lowest part of the bu.ild.ing; the city forester is to be contacted for approval of any removal of trees and any additional planing of trees that may be necessary to be done on tlie lot as far as the landscaping is concemed; the pink dogwood is to be saved; tlie dumpster is to be moved to the rear of the building in the vicinity of the north east corner of the bu.ilding; the HVAC units are to.be such that 2