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boards in the normal manor. Mr. Yager questioned if there was a representative from the <br />Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board on the Landmarks Commission. <br />The clerk indicated that Mrs. O'Rourke represented the Planning Commission on the <br />° Landmarks Commission but there was not a representative from the Architectural Review <br />Board on the Corrunission. Mr. Yager questioned the layout of the historic area. Mr. <br />Rymarczyk reviewed the areas that are included in the historic district. Mr. Wojtila <br />reviewed a submittal that was first submitted to the Landmarks Commission. He suggested <br />CVS was going to use a standard proto type building but the Landmarks Commission <br />wanted something different. Mr. Yager questioned if the developer had any other site plans <br />that were submitted to the Landmarks Commission. Mr. Wojtila indicated that he only had <br />one other board with him. He reviewed the differences that the building had gone through <br />before ending with the current proposal. Mr. Yager reviewed that in the current plans <br />there are impressions of windows, which would give the building a more historic <br />appearance. Mr. Zergott indicated that if there were windows in the building it would look <br />more like the existing building. He further commented that the face of the building, which <br />faces Lorain Road, looked like a prison. Mr. Yager remarked that there were possibilities <br />for the building the way it has been placed on the corner. If the rod iron fencing were <br />reinoved it would make it a more public environment. Clearly CVS has been trying to <br />make an effort by moving and separating the service area. Mr. Wojtila reviewed that the <br />service area has its own corral with a wall blocking it from view. Ms. Schulz questioned <br />the drive-through driveway be moved to the West Side of the building and the service area <br />moved to the east side of the building. Mr. Yager suggested that the residents would not <br />want to see the service area facing them. The applicants probably were trying to have the <br />service area in the least offensive area. The colors of the renderings need to be the actual <br />color of the brick that will be used on the building. The red in the current plans weigh the <br />• building down. Currently there is just a brick wall with a CVS sign on it. There were <br />windows or impressions of windows in a set of plans, the two ideas need to be married in <br />some way or you lose the historical appearance of the site. He commented that there <br />needed to be more history and detail added to the site. Mr. Yager questioned how may <br />signs the City allowed on the building as there were currently to many signs on the <br />building. Mr. Rymarczyk remarked that only one sign is allowed on the building, but the <br />Building Department had not received a detail sign package yet. Mr. Yager suggested <br />removing the CVS sign from the north side of the building and adding windows and more <br />detail to the building. He suggested making the site more public like, by adding a park <br />bench type environment to the north side of the site. Mr. Self suggested that since the <br />storage area is located at the north side of the building CVS needed the sign to be <br />identified. The signage on the East Side is secondary and could be removed if needed. The <br />monument sign is coordinated with the building. The frame is darker and at night it would <br />be opaque and have little entrance signs on them. Mr. Yager questioned how the other <br />board members felt about the Lorain, Porter corner. Ms. Schulz suggested that it looked <br />like an open space that no one can get to because of the iron fence. Mr. Zergott indicated <br />that he was concerned because there is a high school and junior high close to the site. He <br />thought that the earlier drawing had a more historical design and fake windows for displays <br />would help. The landscaping is all deciduous and in the winter the entire front will all look <br />dead. He questioned the area in which the drive-through window was located. Mr. Self <br />indicated that drive-through pharmacy windows only get about 2 cars an hour at the most. <br />? Mr. Wojtila indicated that it was needed to be ADA compliant. Mr. Self indicated that the <br />drive-through would be the least offensive exit to the residents. The shape of the south <br />side of the building was designed to accommodate traffic view. There would be a large <br />concrete area along the street line and the signage could be reduced. He further <br />9