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. J/ CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 6, 1989 I. ROLL CALL: Chairwoman Case called the meeting to order at 5:10 g.m. Present: M. Case, T. Gallagher, T. Sohn, and B. Zergott Also Present: Building Commissioner Conway and Clerk of.Commissions Oring. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: The minutes of November 22, 1989 were presented, but not reviewed. III. OLD BUSINESS: The members agreed to change the meeting time to 5:30 p.m. IV. NEW BUSINESS: 1) The Atrium Apartment Homes, property located south of I-480, west of S.R.252 and north of lots facing Butternut Ridge Road Proposal to construct apartment complex. Referred from Planning Commission October 24, 19890 Tabled by Architectural Board of Review November 22, 1989. Mra Stogsdill, architect, Ms. Wholey, representing the Hettig Company, and Mr. Newberry, engineer, presented revised site plan which shows the buildings shifted somewhat in order to space the buildings fi.urther apart. as suggested by the Architectural Board of Review. Mr. Stogsdill believed that this is a better plan since the traffic flews easily and the garages are tucked back and mot in rows. Mrm Sohn is satisfied with the plan stating that there is more open space and more green area, Ms. Wholey presented a list of materials to be used in the project (included in file) as'.well as an actital bordeaux brick instead of the samples which was pre- viously pres°nted. She maintained that the sample did not give a true color. They explainiad that the president of the company agreed that the ievised site plan was an improvement, but was adament about not changing the color of the brir_k. Mro Stogsdill pointed olit that with this plan there would not be the large, massive end wall of the building since they had stepped it back by putting a two bedroom unit in that space. Mr. Sohn agreed this relieved the monotony of the wall. Ms. Wholey presented photo- graphs and specificarions of the wall mounted light fixtures and ornamental light poless Mr. Stogsdill explained that the parking lot lights are mounted on the wall and are not f.acing the buffer areas; there are 75 Watt incan- : descent lights on the patios, recessed under the balconies, and in the atrium entrance areas. They presented the total sign package explaining that the complex will be called Steeple Walk Apartmentsa The sign package includes ground signs, signs on the steeples, street, traffic, and.direc- tional signs, as we11 as some "fun signs" such as "quail bird nesting",etc. Building CommissioneL Conway advised that some of the signs will require variances, but pointed out that by the court order any variances granted this project must be approved by the Council. He further explained that he does not have to address any signage that is not visible from a public