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r, ? CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED "TOGaETHElS WE CAN MAKE A I)IFFEREloTCE" AI2CHI'Y'EC'I'iTRAL ItEVIEW BOARD MINITTES - APRII. 4, 2001 OI,D 'I'OWN HAALI, - 5:30 P.M. SPECIAL M]EETING I. ROLL CALL: Chairman, Zergott called the meeting to order at 5:35pm. PRESENT: Chairman Zergott, Board members; M. Yager, T. Liggett, and J. Nader. ALSO PRESENT: Assistant Building Commissioner, T. Rymarczyk, and Assistant Clerk of Commissions, S. Solomon. ABSENT: Board meinber; K. Schulz. IL REVEEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: No Items. III. SIGNS: No Items. IV. BUSINESS: 1) AutoZone Development; 28535 Lorain Rd. The proposal consists of constructing a 6,094 square foot building and site improvements for the retail sale of auto parts. Planning Commission referred this proposal 3/13/01 with the following comments 1) There needs to be a light (wall washer) over the rear exit door to illuminate the sidewalk. 2) The light poles in the parking lot be an overall height of no more than 20 feet and the bulbs be brought down to 250 watts instead of the proposed 400 watts. 3) Include photo- metrics to show light flow. 4) Board would like feedback about what the Architectural Review Board thinks about mounding and evergreen trees to protect residential homes from the AutoZone liglits. Chairman Zergott called all interested parties forward to review the proposal. Jeff Berneburg, the project manager, came froward to review the proposal. Mr. Berneburg flndicated that they are proposing a site plan for a 6,094 sq. ft. retail building for the sales of auto parts. Landscaping is proposed across the front of the parking areas with some additional Iandscaping on both east and west sides. There is a mounded area directly south of the parking lot to prevent car headlights from intruding into the rear neighbors homes, even though they are about 150 ft. away from the rnounded area. There will be five pine trees on top of the mound to further prevent any light shining through. The site has approximately 39 parking spaces with 2 handicapped spaces associated with that. Mr. Berneburg showed the samples of the proposed building materials. It would be a slab type building that will be only one story tall. One monument sign is being proposed on Lorain Rd. Mr. Yager questioned if the light gray was E.F.I.S., the inedium gray was paint, and the dark gray is split face with a painted coating. Mr. Berneburg replied yes, it is an all painted structure. Mr. Yager questioned why not just use real colored block. Mr. Berneburg replied that is the way they do all AutoZone stores. Mr. Liggett commented that the City does discourage painting block and masonry. We push toward the solid color masonry, because there will be maintenance problems with painted brick. He then questioned if they were not going with the neon banding across the front farade like many other AutoZone facilities. Mr. Berneburg replied no. Mr. Liggett thanked him for getting rid of that. He questioned if the E.F.I.S. is only called out around the canopy above the front glass doors. Mr. Berneburg replied that is correct. Mr. Yager questioned if everyone was comfortable with the proportions. Nobody had any problems with the proportions. Mr. Yager indicated that he didn't see any reason to