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A,RCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW JANUARY 21, 1980 PAGE 3 widen cul-de-sac areas and, Imake -entry--dr?"ves to cluster 22' wide. 6) sidewalks to units should be at least 4' not 3F as planned. Mr. Fred Bower stated that he would take the sug- gested placement changes of the units under advisement. Mr. Witt, a'neighbor, felt that changing the placements of the units to have some of them facing the residential buffer zone might nulify the side yard variance that was granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals. D. Williams moved to approve in concept the site plan, building materials, elevations as pre- sented and to suggest that the site plan be revised to include the addi tion o f radii at the vario us co rne rs , the wi dths o f drives to be approximately 20' deep, the relocation of some of the "D" units that face Brookpark-'<"right-of-way be studied to examine the possibility of switching them and using ?.W?°or `•:B" units at that area, restudy landscaping plans per comments that were made, typesso:£;`materials and also a landscape buffer to screen where cars are to be facing off the site be included, wi th the unde rs tanding that the final p lans including the grading plan, arid:l;ightihg 'Olan will be submitted at a future meeting, seconded by R. Parry, and unanimously approved. V. UNFIidISHED BUSINESS : (a) TGI Friday, Great Northern Mall, Space D100. The Developer was not present, but I4r. Sol Shur of Great Northern Partner- ship spoke in behalf of the res taurant. He s tated that the awnings and sign were part of TGI Friday's national image and,-'_-. that they would not build in North Olmsted if they could not use them here. He also explained that Parmatown Mall is anxim.us to have the restaurant located there. 'I`his restaurant chain will build only two outlets in a city and the restaurant in Mayfield Heights is grossing four million dollars a year. The pro- ject was discussed in conjUnction with the Architectural Board_; of Review Minutes of December 17, 1979. Mr. Shur also felt that the shingles on the slooping roof could possibly be chan`ged. Mr. Parry again stated that the Board did not feel that the red and white awnings were compatible with the outside structure of the r4a11, but that this trademark could be used inside the Mallo Mr. Shur assured the Board that the Mall would take care of the outside lighting. Mr. Sliur stated that the side- walk that was in question is now 27 feet and after the con- struction of the addition the sidewalk will be 17'. The original plan showed only a 5' sidewalk remaining. The signage as shown on the original plans had not been review by the Board since the representative at the December 17th meeting, had advised them that it was to be changed. Mr. Shur replied that the restaurant had wanted a sign painted on the wall, but the Mall had insisted that letters would have to be made and installed. The letters are to be approximately 8' high. Mr. Shur also stated that the canvass ceilings were fire resistant and that