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?. - letters would have to be decreased to fit. Mr. Yager questioned what the letter size would be. Mr. Blair indicated that the letters would be 5 feet. Mr. Yager suggested that the board should allow the 5-foot letters. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated that it would be an 11-foot high sign because of the underscore. Mr. Yager suggested that, he didn't think of it as an 11-foot high sign, it is more like a 5-foot sign with an underscore. Mr. Blair questioned if Mrs. Schulz wanted the width of the panels changed. Mr. Yager suggested that Developers Diversified should be removed and they could use a plaque on the base, if it is allowed. Mrs. Schulz questioned how many tenants there would be, if there is only going to be 2 tenants the sign should only have 2 tenant spaces. T. Liggett motion to approve Developers Diversified (Babies "R" Us) of 26520 Lorain Avenue their proposal which consists of a sign package for Babies "R" Us with .the following recommendations; The building sign to remain size wise in location of the front door. Take into consideration the overall size of the new facade to that sign. The monument sign: remove the Developers sign and move it to the base area if it is allowed. The base area should be masonry not bronze alumulum and the tenant's area should be reapportioned for two. The motion was seconded by K. Schulz and unanimously approved. IV. OLD BUSINESS: No items V. N-EW BUSINESS: Developers Diversified (Babies "R" Us); 26520 Lorain Avenue: Proposal consists of renovating the exterior building of the former Best Products building. Acting Chairman Yager called all interested parties forward to review their proposal. Mr. Elbin and Mr. Blair came forward to review Babies "R" Us. Mr. Elbin indicated that Babies "R" Us would be occupying most of the best products building. The front facade will include a new entry that will extend out a couple of feet. There is currently wood across the front that will be removed to expose the brick that is belund the wood. The new entrance will be composed of an exterior insulation system that will be beige in color. There will be a green- teal pre-finished glass front. There will be a blue lilac canopy designed out of inetal. The parking lot will be repaired, re-striped and the fire hydrant will be painted. There will also be landscaping in the front of the building. The existing trees will remain and the overgrown shrubs will be removed and replaced with new landscaping. The monument sign will also have landscaping placed around the base. Mr. Yager questioned where the ground sign would be placed. NIr. Elbin indicated that the ground sign would be placed at the west side of the Lorain entrance. 1VIrs. Schulz asked what the square footage of the vacant side of the building. Mr. Blair commented that it was about 11-thousand square feet. Mr. Yager questioned what the total square footage of the entire building was. 1V1r. Elbin indicated that the building was about 53 thousand square feet and Babies "R" Us would use about 42 thousand square feet of that total. Mr. Liggett commented that he had reviewed Babies "R" Us as a minor change a while back. He questioned if there would be enough brick for the entryway. Mr. Elbin indicated that the existing entryway would be incorporated into the new entry. Mr. Yager questioned if the applicants had examined what had been used to attach the wood that is presently in place to make sure the brick is not damaged. Mr. Elbin indicated that none of the wood had been removed so they were not sure how the wood was attached. They will be salvaging any of the bricks removed so that they can be reused. Mr. Yager indicated that the reason he had asked was because the person that placed the wood might not have been sensitive to the brick. Mr. Yager questioned if the size of the entrance needed to be . 2