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., . - , CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MINUTES - JANiJARY 21, 1998 1. ROLL CALL: Chairmau Zergott called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. Present: T. Liggett, M. Yager, and B. Zergott - Also present: Clerk of Commissions Oring and Building Commissioner Conway. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF 1VIIN[JTES: M. Yager moved to approve the minutes of December 17, 1997 as written, seconded by B. Zergott. Roll call on motion: Yager and Zergott, yes. Mr. Liggett abstained. III. SIGNS: No items. N. OLD BUSINESS:. No items. V. NEW BUS]NESS: 1) Developers Diversified Realty Corporation 25853 thru 26429 Great Northem Shopping Center and 5078 tluu 5194 Great Northern Plaza South. Proposal to construct phase two in Great Northern Shopping Center which will include the demohtion of several units in order to reconstruct new stores, one of which is over 100,000 square feet and is considered a"superstore". Proposal will also include store front renovations to the remaining units. Heard by planuing commission November 25, 1997, December 9, 1997, and January 13, 1998. Will be heard by board of zoning appeals January 22, 1998. .. ,., Mr. Barrow, representing the developer, Mr. Herschmau, and Mr. Sherry, architects, presented plans. Mr. Banow explained that this was a follow up to phase one which included Home Place and store front renovations to the eastem end of the plaza which were approved last year. Although Home Place was constructed, the store front renovations were never completed and they have now decided to go forwaxd with the entire shopping center. He presented a rendering of phase one and pictures of Home Place and explained that they intended to continue the same type of pallet and motif throughout the center in both the existing and proposed developments. Mr. Herschman started with Home Place and explained that the new proposal? will follow what was presented previously. The smaller tenants will have a consistent theme, and the larger tenants will have signature type store fronts to create variety. Some variety will, be created on the smaller units by changing certain detaiLs such as the colors of the awnings. Where there are blank areas they will create landscape or hardscap e -areas with lighting added for interest. The sign panel will be an E.F.I. S. system with a stone finish. He presented a color board showing the same masonry material aspresented previously; the same lighting, benches, etc., awning colors, dark and light metaL (A list of materials with manufacturers names, etc. was presented later and is included in the file). In the eastern zone the Kids R Us somewhat follows the format of their new store 2000 and will have a canopy piece which is a curve setting on top of flat area and backed up to the canopy. The signage will be on the outer edge of the canopy creating variety with the yertical ins and outs. Brueggers will turn the corner with an awning, but the area down the side will need little