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• • Planning & Zoning Board July 11, 2001 Page 16 deal of glass to make them inviting. Mr. Wittrock presented colored elevations of the Target Store and noted that the building would include a good quantity of the specified building materials. Mr. Wittrock noted at last month's Board meeting the Board had questions regarding the appearance of the Kohl's building and at that time only black and white elevations were available. He stated KKE Architects had been invited to attend this evening's meeting to present colored elevations of the Kohl's building. Don Kerwick, KKE Architects, presented colored elevations of the proposed Kohl's building. He stated the intent of the prototype Kohl's building was for a department store image. He stated the Kohl's building would follow the guidelines of a base, middle and top. He stated Kohl's prefers a conservative image and chooses to use all brick on the front of their buildings. He stated all the brick materials are the same brick used throughout the development to fit within the center. Mr. Kerwick presented a sample board of the material_. He stated the entryway would be articulated with noted the proposed landscaping plan which inclu front of the building and a raised planting bed Mr. Kerwick presented elevations of the r face rock would be used and painted the s sides would not include accent stri <; He all outside equipment and boll be used on the Kohl's building. to give a timeless look. He large ting bed across the entire mers could sit on. Mr. Wittrock indicated significant concessions the City. He noted during that were not shown on the Ko f the building. He indicated split as the bricks. He stated the rear and ed all roof top units would be screened and nted to match the building. buildings within this development had made o otypes in order to comply with the requirements of th's meeting the Board had discussed certain elements s building, such as gabled end forms, and it was felt that this would not be appropriate for this type of building due to the scale and proportions. He felt Kohl's had made significant concessions and would set the tone for all the other buildings within the development. Mr. Lyden asked how the side wall lighting on the Target store would shine. Mr. Wittrock stated the lights would be down cast the same as the pole mounted lights. Mr. Lyden felt that decorative lighting adds interest to a building and questioned whether this same lighting could be included on the Kohl's building. Mr. Wittrock stated the decorative lighting on the Target Store had not been included on the Kohl's building. He stated the development has a desire to allow the retailer to maintain their franchise image and he was not certain the lighting would fit with Kohl's conservative image. Mr. Kerwick stated Kohl's lights their buildings very much like a department store would. He stated the entryway would include soffit lighting, which are the strongest lit