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LA refurbished in full and all trees be replaced were they were originally. C. Allan seconded the motion, roll call on the motion; J. Lasko and K. O'Rourke "No", C. Allan and W. Spalding "Yes". Proposal Tabled. Mr. Dzwonczyk questioned the reason for the objections. Mr. O'Malley indicated that the proposal would have to return to the next Planning Commission meeting as there were not four affirmative votes. Mr. Lasko voiced that he was not concerned with the blue color. He believes that a brick fagade would provide an upscale appearance and the two different color schemes will provide the contrast needed between the two sites. W. Rymarczyk indicated that if changes are made to the drawings, the new drawings need to be submitted no later than the Thursday, before the Planning Commission meeting, or the proposal would be tabled. Furthermore,- a new set of plans for the Clague Road site will need to be submitted before the proposal will be forwarded to the Board of Zoning and Development. Currently the Building Department has no plans reflecting the brick or other changes that have been made. Mrs. O'Rourke voiced that she would' rather have brick used and less blue used. Mr. Dzwonczyk remarked that he was not in a position to agree to brick at this time. 5. Linder & Associates (Water Tower Square): 4998 Dover Center Road: Proposal consists of replacing existing building with a new 6,090 square foot building. Acting Chairman Spalding called all interested parties forward to review the proposal. Mr. Bradford, the attorney for Water Tower Square, and Mr. Davison came forward to review the proposal. W. Bradford suggested that Linder & Associates have been in the North Olmsted area for about 10 years. They would like to have a new location for their office. Carnegie Management would eventually like to acquire the entire area between Mill Road and Lorain Road. The existing Heller Restaurant and rear building would be demolished. They are present to see if Planning Commission will give a favorable recommendation to the Board of Zoning Appeals too grant the necessary variances. The current building codes for pover Center Road require a 75-foot setback from the right-of-way. The current Heller building has the canopy iri the right-of way. T e rear setback for the building line is 25-feet. As the owner of the rear land, Carnegie can guarantee it will not be developed. Without the variances required, there is no way to place a building on this lot. W. Davison the Architect indicated that the new building would be a 6,090 square foot office building. The building will meet the parking requirements and mentioned there will be 2 setback variances required. In the front of the lot,- there will be a 20-foot landscape buffer, which will include trees. The building entrance will face Water Tower Square Center, as it will be their outer building. There will be some lighting on the site and an enclosed trash area. The air conditioning units will be interior with ground condensers screened with landscaping. The entrance or.top elevation will face Water Tower Square. The building materials will match the existing Water Tower Square. A light-buff color split-face block with red accent band through the building. There will be 3 wall signs placed on the building depicting the three different divisions of the company. The Dover Center side of the building will also have a front appearance, which will include signage at the corner of the building, red band and glass entries. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated that there was also a rear setback for parking that will be required. A loading zone is not shown on the drawings, but the site seems to have adequate space for one. The layout of tfie parking plans and the pfiysical layout of the site do not agree. Mr. Davison suggested that part of the existing green space would be removed to accommodate the parking. Mr. Rymarczyk suggested that as the plans do not reflect what is being said an additional variance might be required. Mr. Bradford questioned if the plans could go before the Board of Zoning Appeals if the plans reflect the adjustments. Mr. Davison indicated that as they have more than enough parking spaces for the lot they could remove 4 parking spaces from the plans. Mr. Rymarczyk indicated that as the 6