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r' CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD 1VIINUTES - JCTLY 17, 1996 1. ROLL CALL: Chau-man Zergott called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Present: S. Krieger, T. Liggett, M. Yager, and B. Zergott. Absent: T. Gallagher Also Present: Building Commissioner Conway and Assistant Clerk of Commissions Coinish. H. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: Mr. Yager made a motion to accept the minutes, on the condition that the word "coins" be changed to "quoins." The motion was seconded by T. Liggett and unauimously approved. III. SIGNS: 1) B. & G. I'roperties, Ohnsted Plaza Extension, 25393 Lorain Road. Sigu Criteria for new section of shopping center. Mr. McKee explained the sign criteria which will include Exercare, Futon Factory, United Cellular, aud Norwest Financial. T7iere is a two foot sign baud ntn»ing across the building, wluch is located iu Olmsted Plaza. Mr. Liggett would like to see them use the same style for the entire sign band. Mr. Yager stated a wlule back, they had agreed to coordinate the Entenmanns roof to match one of the surrounding buildings, and he noted that neither buildiug matches. Mr. McKee felt all the buildings coordinate with green, but Kinko's, wluch is blue. Mr. Yager explained that Norwest Financial is on a raceway (20' 10" X 25" or 15"), United Wireless is a box illuiniuated sign (36" X 96"), and Futon Factory is white back lit channel letters (16' X 1.5'). He uoted none of the signs coordinate. NSr. Yager questioned whether or not as inanager of tlus plaza they have developed some kind of coordinated signage program. Mr. McKee explained, Marshall Brown and Jeffrey Glazier own the shopping center, and felt as long as the signs are acceptable to the city and fall within the guidelines of the signage allowance they will allow auy sigus. Mr. Yager reiterated the sign package does not coordinate with the building, and tlus is something they are attempting to prevent from occurring. He would like Mr. McKee to submit a inore coordinated sign package wluch may include a uuiform style, color, and size of each sigu on the building. He noted that not all the sigus fall within the sigu fascia. Mr. Yager appreciated gettiug the sigu criteria of the entire building, however he felt they could do a better job coordinating. Mr. Zergott explained that they are trying to tie the strip centers in with the same kind of signage. He suggested they try aud create there own iudividuality, however use the same kind of uniform backdrop and signage. He reiterated that this board would like to get the siguage to match, or at least resemble one auother. Mr. Yager recommended, under the lease conditions, they include the coordiuatiou of these signs. He clarified that decision is up to the owner and tlus board is here to be sure whatever is presented is in the best interests of the city aud works well enough in itself to be acceptable. The members suggested they use a consistent sigu theme, and if possible the same color. Mr. Liggett asked that the logo in the Norwest Financial sign be included