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„ w area clean. He did agree they were difficult to maintain, and will continue to improve on ways of keeping the area clean. Mr. Parisi further explained they have modified their prototypical proposal for a garden center to blend in with the rest of the shopping center. He noted typically a chain link fence is utilized around the garden center, but in this project they have proposed architectural fence supplemented with pilasters to soften the overall look and make it in keeping with the colors established. Mr. Skoulis, advised he was heavily involved when Wa1 Mart was proposed, and although he was not fighting Wal Mart, they wanted to modify the design so that it is more in keeping with the community. He noted the prototypical Wal Mart has the colors red, white, and blue, • however, Wal Mart eventually compromised with the community and backed down on their prototypical package. Mr. Skoulis wondered if Home Depot would be willing to subdue their corporate colors in much the same way as he felt the colors are gaudy. He noted the developer could accommodate the community with the sign presentation by: presenting a more subdued color for the orange band underneath; eliminating the word "The" on the building sign; and shrinking the size of the letters and the sign facia. Ms. Diver, a concernecl resident, provided an e)?cerpt from an article entitled "How Super Store Sprawls Can Harm Communities". She highlighted some important points including that Home Depot was willing to compromise with the Tu1sa community to preserve the historic structure of "The Home Depot" in that eity. Ms. Diver added these issues to "The Home Depot" are relatively small, but to the North Olmsted commuuity the issues raised are extremely important. Mr. Yager did not believe Developers Diversified suggested anythiug in their colors that allowed the architectural review board to reject any one color but he maintained there shou.ld be some consistency possibly on the shade of the color. He elaborated, for example the Petsmart sign incorporates an orange band under the arch area and if that color matches the Home Depot's light soft muted orange that would be acceptable. Although Mr. Yager saw no problem with the colors, he had some concerns about the facade as a whole and the treatment of the elements. He suggested that the board table this proposal so that the developer has time to present an acceptable rendering. Mr. Liggett added when the revised drawings are presented he would like to see the drawings expanded. He elaborated this should include the entire front facade o£ the shopping center so that the relationship of Home Depot can be reviewed in comparison to the rest of the shopping center. Mr. Barrow explained he did not want to put the garden center on the back of the building as that will mingle customer traffic and delivery traffc. He asked for a brief recess to discuss alternatives to the front facade. The board called a five minute recess. Following the recess, Mr. Barrow advised he has some ideas on modifying the elevation and questioned if the board would be open to a special meeting for this review as the next meeting will not be held until7une 17, 1998. The clerk noted if this is tabled until June, it will still be required to retum to planning commission and will not go to council for final approval u.ntil August. The members went over the calendar schedule. It was noted if a special architectural review board meeting is called for the first week in June, this could come back to planning on June 9, 1998, but it still may not get to council before August unless a B.Z.D. committee meeting is called prior to the June 16, 1998 Council meeting. Mr. Barrow questioned who determines the dates of the B.Z.D. meetings and was advised the chairman of the committee would be responsible for calling a meeting. Mr. Ryinarczyk was under the impression the B.Z.D. committee was in the process of standardizing their meetings for possibly the first Monday of the month and since council will not meet in July, the next B.Z.D. meeting available may not be until August. The developer agreed to meet with the board for an informal meeting and a special architectural review board meeting will be called the first week in June so that a recommendation can be made to plawiing coinmission. If all goes as planned the proposal can be heard by plamuug commission on Ju.ne 9, 1998 and the board encouraged the B.Z.D. committee to call a special meeting before the second 6