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Gateway Development Company, Case No. 2000 Page 2 The par>.:ing Jet grades vii:i change froil' the rnaxjrn~m of 7-1/2 rercent t:; 4 ~erce:;t. n.e entire wt is to be repaired and resurfac2o. The instaliatlon .,f the retaining wslJ and revision of the par:':ins layout .esults i'l tf-Je net loss of four p3rking spaces, whi::h we feel IS inconse.::jue:',"::l' to the ovcrc;!j site. The lot wiil become a safe. aar:':irg area and mere attractive as weil. c) i"\!ew curbing wiil Uf" :nstallerl on the periphery "f the parking area, except on the east sioe wh:ere then: is a joint parking i1rrangement with th2 contiguous prOllerty. These cu:'bs were a p:::rt of the original proposal, but will SUbSl;)..;~ialJy improve the aesthetics of the site. This wiil he true i3Jong the south side where a very wid;;: grass strip will be df:'ieioped cont.iguous to the north side of Lsrpe,iteur il.venue. d) A r.ew 5 fo;)l widr. r'.Jblic sidewalk will ~le constructed cn the north side of L arper 'eur on a 6 foot wide easement to bp. provided by the Oc .:loper. As of our last meetin;!, there was some question as to whether or not there was adequate right-of-way for this sidewalk construction, v.:itholJt the additior;c:~ eai;em:o:nt. :n any case, if the 8aS'3m~,:t is nc(;essary, it wi II be dedicated for thE: purpose of huilding the !,.Jblic walk (to be paid for by the applicant). No w~;i< is propf';;[>:;1 along Fernwood. e) l\ new sign that wiU be 35 feet In height with 280 ::;quare feet of area is prCf'c.!':::d. The exi~ting sign is 39-1/2 feet in height with 173 S':;~~i'e feet of ar~d, which waE approved by variance hy the Cil>' some J'ears 80G. This "ariance approval goes with the ;>,'of'Grty, thus, tt-;eoreticaily could remain. Hr....ever, the new sign is far more attractive and sn'al!er in scale. f) New landscaping has been !Jroposed with approx;~'3teJy double the number of t re~s to be pldnteci. A smalier spedes (amur ma~le) is pr Joas€''i to redUCE; the conflict w!th the overhead "Iectrical wire~. A t.otal of ten tn:~s in three clusters 8re proposed for Larpenteuf Avenue. g) " wood scree', fence IS prorosed tG reouce the visibility projected spe~ker boxes that prot!'uoe from the west waJl str'Jcture. Hopef:illy this wiil r'ake the we5t fascade structure (contiguc to Fernwood) ,nore attractiv(,. of the of the of thE h) Section urawmgs of the visibility of the rJoftop e~cIiprr.ent along F ernw,'od i'\venut? have been prep3red. Portions cf the equipment C8r: be seen as > ou tra'vel norther' FernwooG. The applicant and the architerts note that screenir 9 of this equipment .....ould be diificult hec::)t)st' of its impact of the sno\'.' load and the resultino requirements to reconstruct portions of the existing roof. F r these reasons, the ap;Jllcants are I cquesting that they be a!lowerl to sinl;:"y paint this equipn'0nt ra~ ler n13;1 attenlpt to screen it ,"Ith an attached i;tructur31 screen or ,! parapf't wal!. ..j. .'. \VDLild see:-n that cDnslrJer,1ble e f for t has i.H: en :llad!:: to improve the levei of qu"lit) of ~hc fcnovallor,. Th!:: aprli..:atinn for Special Use r>ePl~1 t could include cond;tillns such as: