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s CYTY OF NORTH OLIVISTED "TOGETHER 6VE CAlv NLAKE A DlFFE12ENCE" ARCHITEC'I'URAL REVEEW BOA12A IVIINUTES- SEPTElVIBER 22, 1999 COleTI+EREloTCE I20011VI - 5:30 P.M. I. ROLL CAI,I,: Acting Chairman Yager called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. PRESENT: Board members, M. Yager, T. Liggett, K. Schulz, and T. Allan. ALSO PRESENT Assistant Building Commissioner, T. Rymarczyk, and Clerk of Commissions, D. IZote. ABSENT chairman, B. Zergott. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: The Architectural Review Board minutes for July 21, 1999 have been submitted for approval. K. Schulz motioned to approve the Arclutectural Review Board minutes of July 21, 1999 as written. The motion was seconded by T. Liggett and unanimously approved. III. SIGNS : Developers Diversified (Babies "R" IJs); 26520 Lorain Avenue: Proposal consists of sign package for Babies "R" Us. Mr. Blair and 1VIr. Elbin were present to address the sign package for Babies "R" IJs. Mr. Elbin indicated that the monument sign would be simple in design and show Babies "R" Us, have a space for a future second tenant and have Developers name in the final panel. Mr. Yager questioned if the monument sign met the size criteria. Mr. Rymarczyk suggested the size should be O.K. His concern is where it would be located on the plans to make sure it is not located in an area that may require variances. Mr. I,iggett questioned if multiple tenant signs were allowed. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated they were allowed. Mrs. Schulz suggested it was not proportioned right for the number of tenants there will be. She didn't think that Developers Diversified should advertise themselves on the sign, as they will not be a tenant of the building. Mi-. Yager suggested that the only time anyone would need to know that Developers Diversified was the owner is if Babies "R" Us goes out of business. Mr. Blair suggested that the name could come out of the sign, but they would want Developers Diversified on the base as they have it on all their properties. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated he would have to check if the owner's name is allowed on the ground sign. Mr. Yager suggested the baby superstore should be removed, and only have Babies "R" Us on the ground sign. Mr. Elbin indicated that the reason the baby superstore was on the ground sign was because it is their trademark. Mr. Rymarczyk commented that if it was a registered trademark they are allowed to have it. Mr. Yager suggested the size was fine but would like to see the purple or teal used instead of the black, as it is not used anywhere else. IVIr. Liggett suggested making it the color of the brick. Mr. Yager suggested making the sign base brick to match the existing building. Mr. Elbin suggested a brick base would be fine, but commented that the corporation likes to use bronze on the signs frame as it is a quite color. Mr. Liggett suggested that if a brick base was used the bronze frame would work. Mr. Yager suggested that the colors being used in the letters are targeted at children and works. The board briefly discussed that colored lettering should only be allowed on signs that relate Yo children. NPi-. Yager suggested that if the facade vvere reduced in size, the Babies "R" Us letters would also need to be reduced. Mr. Blair suggested that if the size were changed he didn't think the size of the