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blackish/green and silver/gray fire retardent poly vinyl mesh material but noted they will <br />probably decide to utilize a white color as it will look better behind the black fence. Mr. Parisi <br />explained the gutters and down spouts on the rear of the building will be internaL Mr. Banow <br />requested input from the board members. Mr. Yager stated he reviewed the plan yesterday <br />and questioned what the city would consider a rear of the store element as opposed to a front <br />of the store element. He elaborated the Garden Center and pick-up lanes are traditionally rear <br />of the store elements and by placing them on the front of the bu.ilding it creates a myriad of <br />issues. Mr. Yager's main concern was the safety aspect as pedestrians will walk from one end <br />of the shopping center to the other and will be forced to walk past the loading areas (lumber <br />and garden). He noted some of this lwnber loading will require tow motors and those types <br />of activities. Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk noted the pick-up area was <br />refened to the safety department for review, however, this was regarding if the pick-up lanes <br />will have an adverse effect on the fire lanes. The fire department reviewed the plan and had <br />no problem with the front piek-up lanes. Mr. Barrow explained when the shopping center was <br />originally proposed, as a condition of approval, he agreed not to mix customer traffic with <br />delivery traffic. Mrs. Doubler advised the condomnuum association specifically requested and <br />were assured there would be no customer pick-up on the back side of the building. Mr. Yager <br />stated that it is an unbelievable decision in the grand scheme of things to put back of the <br />building activities on the front of a high exposure strip center. He noted the closest building <br />depicting back of the building activities on tlie front of the building is Builders Square in <br />Westwood Town Center but it is located at the end of the building. Mr. Yager noted the only <br />people it benefits to have a pick-up area on the front ofthe building is the Condominium <br />Association. He could not understand how one organization can have such an impact on the . <br />rest of the community. Mr. Yager requested that this get refened back to the safety <br />department to review the impact on pedestrian traffic. Ms. Doubler stated the Condominium <br />Association did not specifically request no pick up in the back, but were reassured time and <br />again that if a superstore went in there would be no customer pick-up in the back. Mr. <br />Zergott questioned the location of the screen wall and the fence area. Mr. Sherry advised <br />there is: a 12 foot high masonry screen wall 100 feet long that screens the loading area on the <br />back of "The Home Depot;" a 12 foot high flnasonry screen wall, 70 feet long that screens the <br />primary loading; and he pomted out the fenced 'm areas on the site plan. Mrs. Doubler <br />questioned the height of the mounding. Mr. Yager stated the back of the building was <br />addressed previously and this submittal is for the front facade. The members reviewed the <br />front facade and it was noted the aesthetics of the strip center break things down to a human <br />level, however, the aesthetics of Home Depot, by nature a superstore, does not follow that <br />same human scale. Mr. Liggett appreciated the fact that the developer attempted to blend <br />Home Depot in with the rest of the strip center, but stated there is still that large plane on the <br />front ofthe building which needs to be broken down to a human scale. He was disappointed <br />in the awnings for the garden center as it appears as a non-descript entry way which does not <br />conform to the rest of "The Home Depot" facade. Mr. Yager mentioned the materials could <br />be broken up in a similar mauner as the rest of the shopping center to soften the appearance. <br />Mr. Parisi had concerns about breaking up the facade as he did not think Home Depot should <br />have to apologize for being a laxge tenant. He noted the rest ofthe shopping center is broken <br />up according to the mass of each tenant and this is a larger tenant therefore larger masses are <br />necessary. Mr. Liggett stated he is not requesting that Home Depot apologize for their size •