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? have designed is something they are very proud o£ He said it is not a storefront with three utility sides to it. It is a building that literally has four faces. He referred to the plans. He said that everything is repeated on the four sides; the lighting, the finishes on the building, and the landscaping. He said that presentation means everything. He mentioned the back of the building will be facing toward the mall, unlike the other buildings over there that have utilities facing Brookpark Road. He indicated they have added a window component to the back of the building as well so that it continues the four-sided fagade. The building will be primarily brick. The E.F.I.S. features are at the entry point. Mr. Greenberger then showed the board members the brick samples. They will use soine gold paint in the banding which is behind the light fixtures. The awnings will not have the Jared name on them. The fabric will be black cherry. There are three colors of E.F.I.S. The metal coping on the top is done in a white material to match the E.F.I.S. Mr. Zalany commented on the time that it took to put the proposal together. Board Member's Ouestaoizs and Comments: Mr. Yager asked if they have any visible rooftop equipment. Mr. Zalany indicated they do not; the units are out of sight. There was a brief discussion about roof height. Mr. Zergott asked about the trash enclosure. Mr. Greenberger indicated the enclosure will be brick to match the building and it will be located in the corner. The landscape plan shows it is surrounded by trees and shrubs. He added that they are putting in an irrigation system around the building and around all landscaped areas. Mr. Yager commented it is a very nice proposal and every fagade is elegant. He added that the colors coordinate nicely and it is very well done. M. Yager made a motion to approve the proposal as submitted. The motion was seconded by J. Nader and unanamously approved. The clerk indicated the proposal will return to the Planning Cortunission on June 24"' at 7:30 p.m. and no further notices will be sent out. 3. Remington College, 2635 Great Northern Shopping Center Proposal consists of new exterior improvements, new masonry covered entrance to the existing Top's building to accommodate a post secondary school. Note: Planning Commission granted a conditional use permit 1-14-02 and referred the proposal to the Architectural Review Board on 5-27-03. Variances were tabled 6-5-03 by the Board of Zonuig Appeals. Applicant's Preseiztatioiz: Mr. Marty Strelau, of ADA Architects, came forward on behalf of Remington College. He said that Remington is a technical school specializing in computer and medical training. The majority of the work is on the exterior. They are putting a new entrance eleinent on the building. There will not be many changes to the parking lot other than to the north property line along the dock area. He said that during the proceedings for the conditional use permit, Remington College agreed to put in a new landscaping strip along that north fagade of the building. As a result of that, they will change some 90-degree parking to 60-degrees in that area. He said that at the Planning Commission meeting they agreed to irrigate the landscape area that is within their property boundaries. They applied for a variance relative to the new site lighting resolution that North Olmsted has passed. They were tabled at that meeting. He indicated they are working with the law director and hope to work with the building department relative to those issues. They are proposing to construct a new entrance element out of split face masonry to match the existing masonry. There is some red brick accent there and a metal canopy, and new signage. The largest change to the building is they are proposing to cut in windows all along the perimeter of the building. He said they will change the canopy color to red. Board Member's Ouestions and Comments: Mr. Zergott asked if he has a sheet that gives the manufacturer's numbers. Mr. Strelau indicated they did turn that in and he can provide more information to the standard forni that he was given. Mp•. Yager asked for a description of their lighting program. Mr. Strelau said they attended the last Board of Zoning Appeals meeting and they are not proposing to change the lighting. They want to keep the existing lighting that is on site. There would be some modifications in the area by the canopy, and there is a light fixture associated with the flagpole. Ma•. Yager said the proposal is logical but he is surprised by how squat the entry elements are, given that this is such an enormous building. It seems like the word Remington needs to be taller. It needs to be more prominent. He likes the glass block and the way the brick wall comes out but there needs to be more. He said this building looks a lot better than what is there now. The windows just seem so "there" as opposed to being designed into the space. It seems like you would want to do something to band it. Mr. Strelau indicated that what is on the inside is driving the exrterior. Mr. 2