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Council Minutes of 2/2/99 extended lot is simply to split the lot at the current zone line. Council had no objections after discussion. It was determined with the input of the Engineering Department that no Councilmanic action would be required on this matter. • KJMC, Incorporated, 31269 Bradley Road, AKA Fortney & Weygandt, with a proposal to add a 4,224 square foot addition to a two-story office building. It was noted and pointed out by the developer that all building materials and exterior finishes will match the existing building. Additional parking spaces needed will be curbed as per the code. Approximately 4 spruce trees will be planted to the easternmost portion of the lot to create a buffer between that lot development and the adjacent properties along the rear property line. It was determined that basically the nature of the forestation along the rear property line would most adequately shield any adjacent properties, most of which happen to be undeveloped Light Residential. There will be no light spillover onto the adjacent residential property which sits up closer to Bradley Road. The committee unanimously recommended approval subject to the recommendations of the boards and commissions of the City of North Olmsted. Mr. Gareau moved that Council approve of the KJMC, Inc. proposal subject to the recommendations of all boards and commissions. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKay and unanimously approved. • Norwalk Furniture, 25313 Lorain Road, a proposal to renovate the exterior space in the existing shopping center. They will occupy the space where Daffy Dan's, as well as two adjacent tenants, previously were. This is rather a unique proposal which calls for renovating approximately 1/3 of the existing shopping center by installing larger windows, installing a dryvit and brick fascia as well as a black awning which will actually traverse the entire front of Norwalk Furniture as well as around the corner on the portion of the building that faces Great Northern Boulevard. The intent on the part of the developer and the owner of the property is to create the illusion that Norwalk Furniture is a building separate and apart from the building that it actually belongs to, and thereby give the tenant, Norwalk Furniture, some individuality. The colors to be used are black and gray and various shades of gray and minimal use of red which primarily relates to signage. To break up the eastern wall, the dryvit face will include scroll lines and give the appearance of windows and will include a black awning. The committee expressed a concern with the amount of dryvit material incorporated into the project. This committee in the past has taken a position with respect to dryvit, also known as E.F.I. S., which is a painted Styrofoam, and the maintenance issues which come together with that type of construction. The committee discussed and recommended that approximately five columns, which are 2 feet in width, be made brick or the as opposed to using the dryvit system. That would be from the ground to the top of the awning line for all columns except the two which are closest to the main entry. Those columns will be brick or the all the way to the top of the column. The materials used, whether brick or the-the option is given to the developer-will be of a color scheme similar to the colors that are dominant throughout the project. It was discussed that no modifications will be made to the existing sign out front. The awning, depending upon a variance which will be discussed at BZA, will incorporate the corporate logo. The committee discussed that specifically and believed that the proposal to incorporate a corporate logo was a sound one, and that it was in fact attractive as presented and recommended that the 6 ,..,...,H.. ~