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space by 5 feet. He showed the board a revised parking and landscape plan. They are doing the same thing but will plant more grass. He said the plan shows what they originally proposed, which is existing, and they added 5 feet. They had enough rooin with parking spaces. The concern with the Board of Zoning Appeals was soineone might hit the sign with a car. They will put pavers in the front, which is similar to what Ruby Tuesday did. It would all match. 1VIr. Zergott asked if the applicant had spoken to the neighbors at King Automotive. Mr. Gallagher indicated he had not done that yet. It is next on the list. He has been stuck in approval purgatory for a few months. Mr. Rymarczyk pointed out that because of the variance, the sign needs to be 5 ft. back from the right of way. It doesn't look like that on the plan. Mr. Yager asked if there is an existing sign on the site. Mr. Gallagher indicated there is and it is in complete violation of the code. The former owner was ordered to take it down. Mr. Rymarczyk said they may have about 3 ft. now but they will need to move it to 5 ft. from the right of way, basically 6 ft. off the sidewalk and they will be ok. Mr. Zergott asked if there-is anything on the plan that labels the plants. Mr. Gallagher said he believes they did with the last set of drawings. He will hire a landscaping company to plant some low shrubs and other nice plants. Mr. Zergott said he will get specific about what he needs to do with plants. He said the problem with what is shown is it will not survive up there. He indicated road salt, wind, and hot sun will really be a factor. Mr. Gallagher mentioned they have not received much guidance on what should or should not be there. He is open to suggestions. Mr. Yager asked if the windows and brick are existing. Mr. Gallagher said they are. Mr. Yager said the only thing he would say in terms of aesthetics is they might want to make the columns larger because proportionally it looks like the canopy fascia is almost dropping down. It would be more visibly exciting and more proportionally correct if the columns were wider. He said if they went with a 16 or 18 inch column it would be better and draw more attention to the store. He said other than that, he likes it. He likes the way it wraps around the side a bit. It is aesthetically nice and a huge improvement to what was there. The colors are elegant. If he had anything to say personally, it is that he is a fan of bigger windows. The store is close to the road and the more window you have, the more people will see the pianos. Mr. Gallagher said structurally they cannot do it at this point. They actually looked at getting rid of 2 doors and it was more a budgetary constraint. Mrs. Nader pointed out the window wraps the corner so that helps. Mr. Yager said he is stumped on the sign just reading Yamaha. Mr. Gallagher pointed out they will only sell Yamaha pianos. M. Yager made a inotion to approve Great Lakes Piano; 26800-04 Lorain Rd., with the following cominents: The column enclosures are to be larger and that a landscaping program be designed and resubmitted to Mr. Zergott. The motion was seconded by J. Nader and unanimously approved. Mr. Zergott indicated he will contact the applicant with suggestions for landscaping. Mr. Gallagher mentioned a tree by Ruby Tuesday that is a problem. Mr. Zergott suggested talking to the forester about any situation with trees. Mr. Yager said he believes the motion from the Planning Commission indicates that if the proposal is approved by the Architectural Review Board, he can move on. Mr. Rymarczyk said the proposal will now go to the Board of Zoning and Development for final approval. 4. New North Olmsted Public Library; 27403 Lorain Rd.: The proposal consists of new 30,000 square foot Public Library. Note: Planning Commission approved the proposal on 10/8/02. Planning Commission recommended Architectural Review Board look at additional landscaping along both the southwest and southeast side of the site. This proposal will not return to Planning Commission unless major changes by the Architectural Review Board are required. Mr. Tim Hunsicker with Spice Constantino came forward to indicate he will make the presentation on the library. Mr. Marc Bittinger, of Spice Constantino, Mayor Norm Musial, Service Director Mary Creadon, and City Engineer Paul Deichmann were also present. Mr. Hunsicker said he will go through the documents and the presentation boards. He showed the layout of the site and pointed out Butternut Ridge is on the right and Lorain is on the left side. The site is split up into 3 sections. There is the building area up toward Lorain, the parking in the middle of the site, and the green space, which is to the south. He 9