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i� • allowed around the building wondering whether the park planners had abandoned their efforts to provide the landscaping originally agreed to. Petr. Hiebel said he saw "only a concrete building in a sea of blacktop" . Both agreed that the building was too tight a fit for the lot especially because of its central location' in the park where the project sould be more attractive. It was felt an overuse of the land could hinder development of adjacent properties. Mr. Hiebel also questioned whether the John Deere, Inc. business with a showroom fit into the office park concept of the development, say- ing he did not see the park as a high traffic area. Mr. Fornell said the proposal could be allowed with a liberal intrepretation of usages permitted under the zoning ordinance. Mr. Johnson said he liked the truck bay design and felt the backside of the building was more attractive than the front. Saying he would be very uncomfortable granting a building permit for a proposal with so few specifics, Mr. Hiebel said he would move for recommendation of disapproval of the building permit based on a need for more specific building, landscaping, elevation, lighting and signing plans as well as a desire for more relaxed parking plans . Before a second was obtained, Mr. Nielsen withdrew his request asking for more time to work the plans over in an effort to incorporate the Board's suggestions into a mroe acceptable proposal. r. Hiebel then withdrew his motion. Mr. Fornellf s memo of November 12th regarding Mr. Joe Sroga9 s plans to improve the appearance of his Standard Station at 3201 Stinson Boulevard was discussed with Por. Sroga after Mr. Hiebel explained how the Board' s reauest for such information had resulted from atten- tion which had been focused on that neia_hborhood when the Board was considering the proposal for rebuilding the Jiffy Market a block away. Mr. Sroga said he did not want to completely enclose the area in which the City's impounded or abandoned cars are stored because he wanted to be able to see that area from his home at 3204 Roosevelt Street N.E. for security reasons. He defended erecting an opaque slot cyclone fence rather than a wood fence comparing the maintenance costs of each and pointing out the successfuly use of such a fence for ten years by the Clark station down the street. He said he would be willing to donate the land to the south, which he has cleaned up, for use as a mini park if the City is willing to take over its maintenance. Mr. Sroga also said only the farthest east end of the City 's sewer easement would be affected by the erection of the fence. He also mentioned the good relations he enjoyed with his neighbors attributing (2)