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? so they just say "1Vlougello Associates, Arclutects," aud "Company Cut", without the ea2ra verUiage. Mr. Mongello was advised that phone uumbers and what the covnpany does are not percnitted on tli signs. Mr. Conway stated that they are allowed to advertise the principal tlung the business does. M.,. Kemp-Kopco agreed to use the saine helvitica type style letter on their sigu and would remove "comnercial, industrial, aud resideutial" and they will ask the same of theu- tenant on the ground sigu. Mr. Yager clarified that they could have the individual style letters on the building. It was clanified that Company Cut was a poteutial teuaut, but that would uot be their naine. Mougello's building sigu would be individual letters and would be compatible with the Leslie's sigu. M. Yager moved to approve the Mongello & Associates Office/Retail Building, 25128 Lorain Road, sign proposal as submitted with the following conditious: that the Mougello Associates, Inc. Ardutects, Ue the only words allowed on the lower portion of the sigu, eluuinating the words "cominercial, industrial, and residential"; and that the tlurd tenant follow the same helvitica letter style, and the Uuilding signs are acceptable as submitted. The landscape plan inust be resubinitted before any approval is granted. The sigu pennits are to be held uutil the landscape plan is approved by the board. Tlie motion was seconded by T. Liggett, and iuiauunously approved. It was clarified that they had removed the cauopy, but would add additioual landscaping. There was a second rendering of the ground sigu with a gable top wluch the members liad uot reviewed. Mr. Yager prefened the gable top on the sigu. T'he motiou was ameuded to allow the gable top. N1rs. Kemp-Kopco stated that the gable top would put the sigu over the pennitted Lteight. Mr. Conway explained that if the arclutectural review board allowed the gable arclutecturally, the gable would uot be considered part of the sigu and the height ends at the top of the sigu. His ouly reseivation is that the increased height would not cause a visibility problem_ Ms. Kemp-Kopco stated that they were 8 feet off the right ofway. The inotion was ainended to iuclude the gable type as subinitted. N. OLD BUSINESS: No items. V. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Forest City Auto Parts, 23789 Lorain Road Proposal to expand building. Heard by plauuing commission February 25, 1997. To be heard by the board of zouing appeals. Mr. ICline, arclutect, presented plans to expand and renovate the existing building to make it more functional for their use. He presented photographs of the existing. The building is cuirently an "L" shaped structure and they intend to fill it in and upgrade the building itself. He explained that they were going to brick in some windows on the left hand side of the building and install a metal facade over the concrete. "Ts" on wluch they will integrate the signage. They will be adding some lighting undemeatli the pre-cast "Ts" for down lighting along with some exterior accent lights on the outside facade. The £acade will be black aluminum with new clear anodized finished store front framing and entrance. They will match the existing brick to fill in on the side of the building and iu-fill the header panel across the top of the windows and paint an access band over the block. This store needs the additional storage space since at present they have trucks airiving at least once a day, sometimes more. Landscaping will be added at the front and the existing pylon sign will be replaced witlt the ground sign wluch will be consistent with the building with brick piers and will be relocated furtlier back. They will be addi-- landscaping on the side to separate the two drives and keep people from driving in aud parking on t side. They will bring a working landscape plan later. He clarified tliat parts of the band over the windows will be painted to match the metal band. Mr. Zergott would prefer that to be the same metaL 2