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rr ' ? evergreens or anything behind their building. He then suggested putting in evergreens to make the view from the patio area more pleasing to the eye. There needs to be two different levels of shrubbery. He then suggested blue angels or blue princess china. Mr. Yager commented that this building is also non-descript but in this particular situation it is alright because the surrounding buildings are kind of plain also. He indicated that he thought that well lights would work nicely in front of the building. Mr. Zergott recommended they use a low wattage well light, but make sure the Iights drain well because there are a lot of burn out problems with the lower wattage lights. Mr. Yager indicated that he liked the screen wall extension. Mr. Zergott inentioned that if the landscape architect wants suggestions his line is always there and to just give him a call. B. Zergott motioned to approve Developers Diversified (Home Depot) New Building (Next to Tony Roma's): PP# 235-27-009, architectural plan as presented with the following comments. 1) Revised landscape plans that include evergreens. 2) Proportion the archways. 3) Lighting in between buildings to shadow archways and trees for aesthetic purposes. The motion was seconded by M. Yager and unanimously approved. Motion Carraed. 3. Halleen KIA: 27746 Lorain Rd. Proposal consists of the demolition of 2 existing buildings and the construction of a new car sales building. Note: Planning Commission tabled this proposal May 23, 2000 and on June 27, 2000, Planning Commission forwarded the proposal to the Board of Zoning Appeals with a recommendation to deny the variances requested. The Board of Zoning Appeals granted Halleen KIA their variance requests on July 6, 2000. Planning Commission reviewed this proposal aaain at their 9/12/00 meeting. Note: Review of this proposal is at the request of the Board of Zoning and Development. Mr. Zergott called all interested parties forward to review the proposal. Mr. Steve Suhayda, the architect from C. A. McGettrick, Carl Halleen, the owner, and Ron Kula came forward. Mr. Suhayda commented it was determined that this proposal is not located in the historical district. Two buildings are to be deinolished, two buildings are to be renovated, and there is one proposed new building. The new building will be the main showroom building. The Board of Zoning and Development wants them to install a six-foot earth mound to shield the lot from the neighbors. They want 8-foot tall evergreens on top of that. They have lowered the light poles and the light wattage. Mr. Yager questioned if the lights being used are shielded lights. Mr. Suhayda replied yes, they are shielded metal halide lights. The new showroom will be Indian red all fu11 brick. It will have a pre weather gray galvalume roof. Mr. Zergott questioned if they have any air conditioning units. Mr. Suhayda commented that they would like to go with a type of residential heating/cooling furnace inside the mechanical room and just have a pad mount condenser outside. Mr. Yager coinmented that the building in the front is a nice support for that area. It is a nice looking building, it is simple, and the materials are elegant. Mr. Suhayda commented that there is stone and coping at the base of the columns shown on the front building. The building itself will be 21 feet high. Mr. Yager recommended giving more life to the side elevations. Mr. Yager again commented that he liked the front building and moved on to the out buildings. He noticed they were painted yellow in the3 pictures. He strongly recommended painting them a darker color to match the new brick building. He also commented that they usually would not like the painting of the two rear buildings but in this case he thinks it is the way to go because they are shops where cars get worked on. The darker color paint will also help hide the dirt or exhaust from the cars. As for the A& K Tire building all they're doing is adding a couple of accent lights, changing the sign from internal to individual letters, and trying to clean it up a little bit by putting the Goodyear and Kelly in one spot. Clearly this is a campus and they should follow the scheme of their newest building so people get the perception that the 3