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City Council Minutes of 4/3/2007 Planning and Design Commission, the Law Department, the Building Department or the Building, Zoning & Development Committee. The law requires one to take consequences for their own acts. He would say there was less of the project that was approved that was actually constructed than there was that was changed. Colors, building materials, scale and landscaping-all of it was changed. Little of it looked like what Mr. Jai Wei indicated it would look like. Even in discussion, Mr. Jai Wei indicated that, while he presented original plans with gooseneck lamps, he never had any intention of actually installing them as presented. His frustration has to do with the idea that one could just take up the time of the boards and commissions and then do whatever one chooses and then be upset when the board seeks to enforce its rights and the city's rights against it. Everybody in the room had their chance to explain to him how they felt, and they did. Mr. Kurt Reddick of Great Northern Mall agreed with the project as built, not as designed and expressed his satisfaction with it. The project, despite the changes, presented an attractive appearance to the community. The committee recommended as follows: 1. Westfield Corporation will submit a comprehensive landscaping plan for the north facade of the mall within 60 days. 2. The changes found acceptable included the different base material, different height of the base, different door, different door and window framing, different column material, and the removal of the bird wire. 3. The proposed revised lighting fixture is an acceptable fixture to be placed over the six awnings. Mr. Jai Wei changed it to a canister-type light which was presented to be in antique bronze. The BZD Committee and the Planning & Design Commission both recommended that would be changed to a mirror finish. It should be noted that Mr. Jai Wei already indicated that he's having a hard time find these lights. But it should be perfectly clear that the lights as presented on the plans were approved to be in a mirror finish and not in the bronze antique finish that was presented. The Planning & Design Commission recommended the lighting will not exceed 90 watts, each both up and down and is found to be decorative lighting therefore not requiring any variance. The BZD Committee agreed. The three light fixtures which are installed within the archway are recommended to be replaced with three mini spot fixtures. 4. The color of the building which was the main issue will remain the same. There is no requirement to paint the building. Councilman Gareau made a motion to approve Wild Mango consistent with the recommendations of the BZD Committee and the Planning & Design Commission with the exception of the color change. The motion was seconded by Councilman Orlowski and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2007-5, an ordinance amending Chapter 1136, Single Family Cluster District, of the Zoning Code in order to establish new regulations for Single Family Cluster 5