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ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW JULY 17, 1985 PAGE 4 <br />.? <br />Mr. Santoro and Mr. Borneman, representing Shell Oil, and Mr. DiDonato, <br />the landscaper, explained.plans. Existing building will be demolished. <br />New buildings (food mart, car wash, and restrooms) and p.ump islands will <br />be located toward the rear of th.e pzoperty. "L'.' shaped canopy will be <br />conforming. Front elevations wi11 be mostly glass with a_hexagonal facia <br />in brown,, a red str.ip for product advertising (letters wi11 be white) and <br />tan stonex below the roof line where there is no glass. Existing curb <br />cuts will remain. Board mentioned adverstsing displays which are re- <br />questly outside this typ;e station. Mr. Borneman will advise the legsee <br />that this is a violation. Car wash is mainly designed for gas customers. <br />As requested by Councilman Tallon, landscaped areas will be enlarged to <br />include more landscaping along Lorain Road, there will be several sma11 <br />landscaped areas on property and a line of evergreens on east property <br />line. Signs are conforming. Signs on food mart building wi11 be on red <br />panel with white letters advertising types of products; white letters on <br />rest room building will advertise "car wash"; changeable coDy s.ign (yellew) <br />face with.black lettering) will not be visible from street; hours of <br />operation will be on car wash building along with some instructional sign- <br />age; pole sign wi,th logo, identification, and price signs can be seen from <br />Lorain Road and Great Northern Blvd; canopy sign will be illuminated. <br />R. Mongello moved to approve the S.hell Oil Company plans including the <br />buildings, the lands.cape:plan and the building signs and pole sign as <br />submitted, seconded by S. Ebin, and unanimously approved. <br />Mr. Mongello and Mr. Ebin discussed the recent policy of the Planning <br />Commission of approving only one drive on proposed developments. The <br />Architectural Board needs some direction on this, preferably in the form <br />of an or.dinance stating what size property can have two drives and when <br />only one drive will be approved. A letter will be drafted when all <br />members of the Board are present. <br />Meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. <br />S. Ebin, Acting Chairman B. Oring, Recording Secretary