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• Corbel the top three courses of dark masonry around the building. • Incorporate a third color for the square accent medallions which is less contrasting than the dark color and band or otherwise detail the vertical colored elements. Site • Remove all parallel parking spaces. • Landscape the area along the west property line where parallel parking spaces were shown. • Substitute a masonry base material for the black metal paneling on the ground sign that matches a masonry color from the building. All of the landscaping and site recommendations have been incorporated into the revised plans. Alterations have also been made to the building. Planning Commission can approve landbanked parking and only one access point to the site. Additionally, Planning Commission should require landscape irrigation (which is not shown on plans but indicated on the design review form). Photometric plans were submitted at the meeting. Asst. Building Commissioner Rymarczylc said photometrics were submitted at this meeting and it appears two variances will be needed for lighting. One is for the distance to the residential lot line. Based on the height of the pole, 180' is required off the lot line, the applicant shows 120'. The actual dimension will need to be verified. A variance is needed for a minimum 0.1 foot candle for the parking lot area. The applicant has a 0 foot candle reading. Following are four variances for signage that are required 1) Height variance for wall sign 2) Square footage for wall sign 3) Square footage of the lot 4) Total square footage of wall sign on a building Ms. Wenger informed the applicant they will need to be forwarded to BZA for signage and lighting issues. Mr. Durbin said engineering had not received site plans for review; however, the applicant's engineer has spoken to Asst. Engineer Cathy Becker. Mr. O'Malley called attention to the history of the BZA. When they see a property that is located a substantial distance from Brookpark or Lorain and is massive in size and scale of the building, they might consider granting a variance for a sign height greater than 4'. However, in this case, this building has a standard setback from Lorain Road and this should be taken into consideration when making your recommendation to BZA. Mark Ferguson, Four Points Architectural, representing Bad Boys Ltd. came forward and addressed the light variances. Decisions were based on discussion with the neighbors. They expressed concern about lights and headlights shining onto the property. The applicant indicated that they planted arborvitae in a staggered pattern between the existing pines to help screen the lights. No deliveries are scheduled after dark.