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? J ! and put up three light poles in the area. They will be using a flat lens with a cut off, so that no light leaks out. M. Yager inotioned to approve Charter One Bank of 25290 Lorain Rd. which consists of 683 sq. ft. building addition / renovation, new landscaping, new paving and parking revisions with the following comments: 1) A revised landscaping plan be submitted and reviewed by B. Zergott throug,h the Commissions Office. Z) The formal revised plans be submitted for file. 3) The dumpster enclosure be moved to the west side of the building and perhaps move the window in the new accounts office so it is not looking directly into the enclosure. 4) The easement and employee parking arrangements formal documents be submitted to the City. 5) The canopy rake board match the east and west sides. T. Liggett seconded the motion and was unanimously approved. Motion Carried 5/30/01. 2) Tops Markets; 26666 Brookpark Rd. Ext. Proposal consists of removing the existing Ames store (104,330 sq. ft.) for new Tops Market & retail buildings (77,920 sq. ft.). Note: This proposal was tabled at the April 10, 2001 Planning Commission meeting. Planning Commission heard this proposal on May 22, 2001. . Chairman Zergott called all interested parties forward to review the proposal. John Crook, the architect, Jeff Olson and Eric Saenger, with Tops Markets, came forward to review the proposal. Duane Limpert, Ward 1 Councilman was also present. Mr. Crook indicated that they need to return to Planning Commission and to Board of Zoning Appeals for their freestandine, sian. The intention is to construct an entirely new 57,000 sq. ft. Tops building and completely demolish the existing Ames building. There will be additional retail and an out paxcel on the lot. The exterior will have completely new lighting, pavement; and striping. They have put up a new board on board arch-top wood fence to buffer the neighbors to the north. It is 8 ft. high at the top of the peak with masonry peers about every 24 ft. on center. All the truck docks and noise issues are pretty much in the Uack of the building to the west and facing south to help out the neighbors. They plan to increase the area of the retention basin that runs along the north property line, so the neighbors to the north will not have storm drainage problems. Proposed signage is basically the Tops inain sign over the entrance, a Tops sign to catch Brookpark Ext. and the pylon sign. This is a Tops prototypical state of the art building. It's a white split face block on all sides of the building. The retail will have some extra features. There will be an E.F.I. S. band just above the entrance vestibule and a red accent band will wrap around the front end only. They are planning on dressing up the south a little bit more. Mr. Zergott questioned if the south side was facing Brookpark. Mr: Crook replied yes. The intention for Tops that when tenants come in the out parcel and additional retail will be built. The pylon sign is on the front corner intersection. They propose to Board of Zoning Appeals a 20 ft. high sign, which exceeds the allowable sign height, but what they've tried to prove as a hardship is that Lorain Rd. is the main artery and they are set back off of it. Ms. Schulz questioned which direction the pylon sign would be facing. Mr. Crook indicated that it is at a northeast southwest angle. Dale Millison, a neighbor from Leenders Ln., questioned what the hei;ht of the store was. Mr. Crook inciicated that the height of the main store with the masonry would be at about 22 ft. The entrance will be a little bit higher. Mr. Olson explained. that a lot of what they are looking at is the results of a lot of ineetings with the abutting property owners. When they first came to the City and proposed the re-development of Ames it was strangly suggested that they sit down with the individual people and truly understand what their concerns are. It is a big project and in order to be successful you have to keep the neighbors happy because they are the costumers also. Tops has a master ground lease and they will have to approve any tenant signage that may have to come before the City. That was actually in the Board 3