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a•' a ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW SEPTEMBER 17, 1979 PAGE 3 . _ , ? . law officesv It was pointed out that a 7 foot b,uffer was required between sidewalk and parking area. Mr. Williams suggestedtl'iat the.parking area should be splayed. This would eliminate 3 parking sgaees that are necessary, andMr. Geisser has planned to put all the parking in the front,in deference to the residential p.raperty in the rear. Mr. Williams still feels that the splaying is necessary. C. Petroski mbved to approve the W. Geisser Office Building plan with the recommendation that the roof material all be new, that the required 7 foot set back area from the sidewalk to the parking ''- lot be maintained as discussed, that the splays be put into the parking area to facilitate easier parking, that the small planting area will have English i,vy as groimd cover and a needle evergreen in the juniper.range, low growing, of only one kind, with the possiblity of one evergreen to give body right by the door, seconded by D. Wi-lliams, and unanimously app rove d. (e) Robert Goold-Plaza, 25765 Lorain Rde Referred _by the Planning Commission Meeting September 11, 1979. D. Margulies explained the plans. -The exterior material will be Dryvit, andbronze tint windows. will be used. These _ are concept plans only and detailed plans would be available later. Planting and parking areas were studied. D. Williams moved 'to approve the plans on concept providing that 1) on the building itself the detailed plans concerning air conditioning or roof .top installations be submitted showing that ttiey are screened from view of -the street, 2) redesign the plans to raise. the sill height tmder. the soffit area where plant beds are to- approximately. match the height of the wall,. raising the dirt in- plant beds accordingly-with util- ization of grotmd cover-type -piants -accordingly, 3)- study--the - south corners of structure w-ith_-the i.dea_-of_pxo.tecting these corners from the adverse effects.of vehicl.es:; 4) restudy _the site plan to decrease the width of the- entrance roads to 24 feet,. the -eas t- to be at a 90°_ angle - to Lorain Road, instal- - ling a curb _from.the rear accQss road-_to meet-=this, add splayed areas at the ends of parking bays, increase the width of the walk in front of the building on Lorain Road to 8 feet, 5) restudy the plant beds to provide areas more in relation to the structure and the paving area itself in relation to the -amount of automobile -overhang on the curb area, 6) submit a signage plan; 7) submit.a lighting plan to include the type of light, 8) investigate the sidewalk on Lorain Road and areas not presently paved i.e. that area between the sidewalk and the curb pave in green concrete, 8) resubmit planting plans reconsidering low growing needle evergreens, seconded by C. Petroski, and unanimously app rove d.