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Mr. Malone aslced if the landscaping along the front south property would be in a landscape beds with mulch. Mr. Heatherly said they had not planned mulch. Mr. Malone said it was his recommendation to have the front area be a continuous landscape bed and the selection of trees changed as the arboivitae and dogwood will grow and ultimately bloclc the view of the building. A new landscape plan should use lower growing plants and include more variety of texture such as evergreens, deciduous shrubs, seasonal flowers and perennials. Mr. Heatherly aslced if there was a landscape guide available and Ms. Wenger said no. Mr. Malone suggested the applicant meet with a local landscaper who could draft a plan which met the commission's requests. The front area is to be a landscape bed including mulch. The peninsula in the entrance drive shows gravel, instead plant a dwarf crabapple and continue the landscape bed plantings. The materials noted regarding vapor barrier needs to be changed to blaclc woven landscape fabric as visqueen will hinder air and water permeation. In lieu of cypress mulch, use a shredded hardwood. The vinyl edging is to be a commercial grade 6 inch poly or aluminum edging. Mr. Mitchell said plans show a 3 foot man door and a 6 foot roll up sectional door which could be changed to be a set of man doors painted to match the building which can be used as french doors for deliveries. The commission supported the idea of using double doors as they are against commercial overhead doors along the front of the building. After a brief discussion the commission said they would allow the project to move forward but would malce their approval contingent upon the changes being made. Mr. O'Malley advised that although Council has final approval they are lcnow for upholding the commissions recommendations. Mr. Lasko moved, seconded by Mrs.lVleredith, to approve CMS10-20: O'lteilly Automotive Inc. of 24254 Lorain Road contingent upon the following: 1. 1VIr. Malone's landscaping recommendations are to be incorporated. 2. The man door and overhead garage door be replaced by a set of double doors painted to mach the building color, which will serve as a delivery bay and have the appearance of double doors. 3. All lighting fixtures and light readings will meet code requirements. The motion was approved 5-0. CMS10-26: Wal-Mart: 24801 Brookpark Road: Representatives: Aaron Mason, CESO; Fraiilc Schaeffer, architect; Chris Hubbard, Walmart marlcet manager; Donna Griffon, store manager Ms. Wenger said Walmart proposes a 32,000 square foot expansion onto the existing building to create a superstore. The property is zoned Mixed Use A therefore the Commission has the authority to review and approve amendments to the detailed development plan. The addition includes extending the building to the south and expanding customer entry areas along the west. Building addition materials will match the existing building and the tnick doclcs and service area will be shifted south with the new addition, and will include a masonry recycling area. While total parlcing will be reduced, the new parlcing ratio will be 5.25 spaces per 1,000 square foot talcing into account area used for storage. The parlcing area to the west of the building will be expanded and used for customer parking, while the lot south of the building will be used for employee parlcing and service access. To provide adequate parlcing new spaces are proposed within the 25-foot required landscape buffer on the north and south sides of the main parking lot, 2