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, N? to have Chi Chi's return with the correct color renderings. Mr. Demetor questioned if the board would make a recoirunendation on the colors. Mr. Koeth indicated that the blue needed to go and the other colors need to be toned down. The board understands that it is a Mexican restaurant but you are not competing with any other Mexican restaurant so the colors need to be tone down and remove the purple. The translucent fiberglass panels will need to be looked at as the proposal will go before the Architectural Review Board and he doesn't think they will approve the current proposal. Mr. Allan commented that the Architectural Review Board made a recoininendation on the colors and the applicants should go with what was approved. Mr. Demetor indicated that they would not be goinj with past plans. Mr. Koeth strongly suggested that the applicant, review the.minutes of the past approval and use those to guide them with a new proposal. Mr. Dubelko suggested that the Commission could ask the applicants to withdraw their proposal and return when they were ready. Mr. Rymarczyk questioned if the board wanted the applicant to move on to the Board of Zoning Appeals or wait until they go before the Commission again. 1VIr-. Koeth indicated that the applicants would need to return to the Planning Commission before moving on to the Board of Zoning Appeals. The clerk indicated that the applicants could return to Planning Commission on January 25, 2000 if they submitted their proposal by January 21, 2000. No further comments were made. 4). Dick's Sporting Goods / Cort Furniture 4700 Great Northern Blvd. Proposal consists of renovating the former Giant Eagle building on Great Northern Blvd to accommodate Dick's Sporting Goods store and Cort Furniture. Acting Chairman Koeth called all interested parties forward to review their proposal. Mr. Schill, the Architect and Mr. Green, from Dicks Sporting Goods came forward to review the proposal. Mr. Schill indicated that Dicks Sporting Goods would be occupying the former Giant Eagle building along with Cort Furniture. Dicks will occupy 47 thousand square feet and Cort will talce the remaining 12 thousand square feet. The front fagade would be remodeled from Hollywood Video to Michael's Craft store. Mrs. O'Rourke questioned if the colors that would be used were consistent throughout the center. Mr. Schill indicated that the green color was used throughout the center, except for Hollywood Video's. He suggested that he met with Mr. Yager from the Architectural Review Board and he suggested the 20- foot junction between Hollywood Video and the new stores should be addressed. A spandrel glass will be put in place to separate the two buildings. Windows will be added to the north side of the building, the overhang will be removed across the front of the building and replaced with split face block. The copings that will be placed on the building will be green to match the existing green throughout the center. Mr. Koeth questioned if new lighting would be placed on the building. Mr. Schill indicated that there would be down lights placed on the front of new farade. The parking lot lights will remain as they currently are now. The signage will be uniformed throughout the center, the color of the signs will be lit white letters. Mrs. O'Rourke questioned what type of furniture would be in the store. Mr. Schill reviewed that the furniture store would be a rental store with a clearance section to sale the i-eturned furniture. Mr. Koeth questioned the loading dock area. Mr. Schill suggested that the loading docks were already in place and that Dick's store would have an average of 10 deliveries a week the furniture entrance will be on south west end of building and they will have about 2 trucks a week. Mrs. O'Rourke questioned if the dumpster area would be covered. Mr. Schill indicated that there would only be a trash compactor not a dumpster. The compactor will 5