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PlanningBoard | 2012-04-23 | 3 | Board member Ezzy Ashcraft stated that members of the community are welcome to email, call, or stop by to speak with staff to provide input and comment on projects. 6.B. Alameda Landing - Status Report on Target Store Building Design Improvements Board member Ezzy Ashcraft inquired about the location of the additional doors and what the doors were for. She inquired if more brick can be added to the front building panel next to the pharmacy as well as additional brick on the west side; inquired if additional green screens can be added to the west side. Board member Köster inquired about skylights and stated if brick is added to the west elevation it should be added to the north side so the west and north side match. Tom Dulik, Target Design Architect, explained placement of doors and windows, clarified which doors are employee access only, and pointed out the single customer entrance; affirmed the possibility of adding more brick to the building. Public Comments: Karen Bey, requested that more windows be added to the design. It is a large building and having more windows would lighten and brighten the building up. She inquired if the parking lot layout was already approved, stated that if the Board cuts the parking lot into smaller lots with trees, it will look more appealing, and not seem so large. Board Comments: Board member Knox White stated that pedestrians walk in such a way that they will be walking through a field of cars trying to back up despite the pedestrian pathways. The only way to fix a "sidewalk to nowhere" is to make it go somewhere; public art in a place where nobody needs to walk is not an actual fix. This particular issue highlights the need that all access to the buildings needs to be prioritized at the beginning of the process, prior to the approval of parking, guaranteeing that all connections to the front door are usable. Vice President Burton stated he hoped to see more extensive changes to the design. The public art piece at the terminus is better than employee doors; likes the trellises which have been pulled away from the building and help break down the scale of the building. Suggested that that the base element at the four foot level be reviewed, it cuts through middle of doors and windows, perhaps the eight foot level would work better. Design needs to be integrated more tightly, stated that the windows and doors don't have any relationship to the overall a massing elements of the building. The edge of the building could be softened by adding more green screens. He requested to see actual Approved Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 8 April 23, 2012 | PlanningBoard/2012-04-23.pdf |