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the canvas. Mr. Yager reviewed where the "D" signs would be placed. The drive-thru / ,.pharmacy is going where? NIr. Self replied on the front of the canopy and they will be very non-descript signs. Mr. Yager commented that the only sign needed is enter sign on drive-thru canopy; you already have a ground sign saying doesn't enter. Once you get your prescriptions, you know you have to exit, so who needs to tell someone to exit there. Mr. Yager then indicated that the more signage you have, the more confused you could make the customers. Mr. Self replied that it is supplementary. Mr. Yager responded that it isn't supplementary, it is contradictory because once you see that sign, you might drive in there since the sign draws in your eyes. When you have no sign there, you won't drive into there. Mr. Yager indicated that maybe only one sign is needed on the canopy that tells you there is a drive-thru pharmacy and remove the enter and the exit.- NIr. Self suggested that the exit sign is for safety; if you have a snow drift in the winter time, it will cover that exit sign and people won't see it. This is just a little sign with plastic letters and an arrow saying, "exit" and very minimal. Mr. Yager indicated that ininimal is 9" x 8'5". NIr. Self indicated that it was a sfandard for the canopy with the red letters. Mr. Self indicated that the Architectural Review Board propagated this entire concept with the canopies, the building, and the design. The canopy letters will be non- illuminated, with white lettering that identifies the drive-thru pharmacy. All the other canopies that you wanted with the fake windows will have no lettering. Mr. Yager questioned who CVS was serving by the sign that tells you about the drive-thru pharmacy there. Nobody can go in that back door; that's been established at Porter Road by the "No exit" signs. There are already two entrances that indicate where the drive-thru is with numerous ground signs. There should only be No entrance or Exit signs. Ms. Schultz indicated that when people pull into the parking lot, they are going to read the first words they see and those first words are ?oing to be "drive-thru pharmacy": Mr. Yager indicated that if you just wanted to put the word exit only, then ok, but there is no reason to put drive-thru pharmacy. If you put the drive-thru sign there, you are going to have people thinking that is the access point no matter what your ground signs say. Mr. Yager suggested taking that sign out and just putting "no entrance" or just "exit" so that people don't go that way. Mr. Yager questioned where the window sign Pharmacy pick up / drop off was to be placed. Mr. Self indicated it would be -put on the window. In regards to the inforination sign about the pharmacy, Mr. Self explained it would be placed one car length-before the drive-thru window that gives the information on how to use the drive-thru. Mr. Yager proceeded to "E", wondering why is there so many sign E's. There are two "E's" on Porter Road, why can't one be properly located. Mr. Self indicated that it was.because of the Architectural Review Board's suggestions and all the controversy and considerations with the traffic that was suggested by the community. Mr. Yager commented that since they were following their own suggestions, I now suggest you cut that down to one sign. Mr. Self indicated that when you are driving down Porter Road and there is a sign facing here, you can't see it. If the community wants to take responsibility for an accident, that's fine, but I believe that Zaremba at the meetings with the suggestions that came from your fire department and the safety department that was the final determination. Mr. Yager corrected N1r. Self that it was the final determination about the drive-thru canopy and the drive and the safety department had no problems with that, not the signs. Mr. Liggett questioned whether the concern is driving into the drive or leaving the drive. NIr. Self responded pulling into the drive. Mr. Self suggested one sign would not be seen if you were coming from the one direction. Mr. Yager suggested that if the sign was angled correctly it would be seen from all angles. Ms. Schultz suggested she didn't have a problem with the two signs, but one sign would be facing traffic coming from the north and the other sign from the south. The signs are not two-sided sijn. NIs. Schultz went on to explain that you will find any major road that has do not enter signs, they will have them on both sides. Mr. Zergott questioned if Mr. Yaaer wanted the sign double faced. Mr. Yager commented yes and that he presumed the two signs 3