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4 a True North/Shell station over a Shell station. Mr. Dzwonczyk commented that True North is owned and operated by the Lydon Company and Senator Armbruster owns and operates the Shell station. The Lydon Company provides both companies their gasoline but under a different business channel. The corner of Great Northern and Lorain has gone through many changes and this Shell station is one of the last sites there to brighten up their site. Currently the building is gray with a 1985 look, which needs to be brought up to date. Mr. Spalding walked behind the Shell station and it looked like quite a few of the conifers were cut down and not very consistently. The Planning Commission would like the trees replaced. Mr. Dzwonczyk suggested that it was one of two things; either the trees died or people have stolen them for Christmas trees. Mr. Spalding indicated that the entire eastern side of the site is quite a mess, which should be addressed. Mr. Dzwonczyk indicated that he would add those items to the list of things that need to be done on the site. Mr. Lasko voiced that he understands the difference in the ownership and therefore the color schemes are differentiated between a True North station and a station that is operated by a dealer. Earlier the applicant alluded to the difference in the requirements regarding the brick farade on the Clague building versus this building. Mr. I.,asko would like the applicant to address those differences again. Mr. Dzwonczyk indicated that the driving force for the brick at the Clague site was the surrounding structures being brick. Whereas the Great Northern site does not have that and in fact, they are competing with BP who changed their gray/silver to a white-like color, which they would like to do. Mr. Reiman voiced that Planning Commission suggested that brick be used and the basis for that was that the east side of the building was brick. This location at Great Northern and Lorain has no brick and the BP station is not brick either therefore there is not the same situation. Mr. Lasko disagreed and strongly recommended that a brick fagade be used at this site. This is a prominent intersection that abuts John Knox Church, which is brick, the bank that is being remodeled with a brick fagade and the southern buildings are brick. The new libraries, as well as most of the new buildings along Lorain Road, are constructed with brick. He understands that it is being updated but not to the point of making it fit into the entire contour of what Lorain Road is being designed to become. Mr. Allan indicated that the Planning Commission reguested that the Clague site have brick, which they have done and he would like to compliment the applicants for doing it so quickly. He does not believe that the color scheme is an eye sore an it does kind of blend into the site. He does not want to see the City start cookie cutting the buildings along Lorain Road. Mr. Spalding suggested that he was concerned with the amount of blue, as the building to the rear has so much blue. The rear building will have red, blue, yellow, gray and white which is a bit garish. Mr. Dzwonczyk suggested that the blue is part of Shell's retail image. He is not sure what Shell would accept as an alternative color to the blue and suggested that there would be a minimum amount of blue used just to distinguish the car wash. Mr. Spalding commerited that there is not distinguishing colors between the car wash and canopy now. Mr. Dzwonczyk suggested that if the blue color has to go he would like to request that the Planning Commission make it a part of their motion. Mrs. O'Rourke questioned if the amount or depth of the blue could be lowered. Mr. Dzwonczyk suggested that the blue area could be narrowed down. W. Spalding indicated he would prefer to have it all red and yellow to keep it consistent. Mr. Dzwonczyk suggested that if the blue were not allowed then they would have to find an alternative to that such as red letter on white. Mr. Reiman understands the preference to have no blue or just a little amount of blue. He believes what Mrs. O'Rourke suggested about having '/4 the amount of blue would work. Mr. Spalding indicted that he would vote against any blue on the building. Mr. Dzwonczyk requested that if blue is not allowed that it be stated in the motion. W. Spalding motioned to approve Gasoline Service Station (JGD Associates) of 25199 Lorain Road their proposal that consists of renovation of existing store eXterior and pump station canopy. Provided that there is no blue on the exterior of car wash building, the east side tree line be 5