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for visibility, but, again, we have no problem with mirroring it if that's something that the staff in Engineering feels is appropriate. Committeemember Scott asked, Would that building slide exactly parallel across, over to the west, or would you bring it up to the proximity to the street like what you have right now? So, would it slide up on an angle, in parallel to Portage Avenue, or would it slide directly over with more of a setback from Lincoln Way? Ms. Smith responded, Fifty percent(50%) of the building would still have to be within the minimum-maximum setback. If they flipped it,they would have to slide the building north. Committeemember Scott asked that Mr. Wojtila answer his question. Mr. Wojtila stated that there is plenty of depth to move the building south if necessary and that they could do it, though they would have to get a variance to get it done. Commiteemember Scott responded, My concern right now is how close it is to Lincoln Way, which is blocking a local business with the Volcano Restaurant. Mr. Wojtila reiterated that they had no problem with that. He stated, We did provide a slide that shows the visibility. Mr. Wojtila presented the aforementioned slide to the Committee and public. He stated, What we have shown here is a car, and the visibility limited by the corner of the building. Mr. Wojtila then pointed out where the trees would be lined. He stated, It's pretty similar,but, again,we don't have a problem with sliding it away and increasing that. Same thing with the signage. The sign would not be impaired by the location, as it is shown here. Likewise, coming from the west, heading towards the east,we generally don't think it is an issue because the trees are along here. He stated that they had no problem with that, especially if the tree line was pulled back, which might increase the visibility for the existing business to the east. Mr. Wojtila turned the subject to the design of the project. He passed out papers to the Committee and Councilmembers depicting the proposed building design. He stated, We put our effort into the design towards the front of the building, which is consistent with the MU design guidelines. He then described aspects of the project in relative detail, such as the stone aesthetic that would be employed for the front of the building, or the various arrangements of lights at different elevations of the building. He passed an image to Committee and Councilmembers of a previous project of his from Akron, OH that was completed in 2013. He stated, You can see that there is nice landscaping. The design is a durable design. Mr. Wojtila explained that the Akron site was smaller than the one in South Bend, stating, There is a lot more opportunity at Lincoln Way because of the larger site. Councilmember Dr. David Varner asked, On the image you gave us, are you bricked all the way on all four(4) sides? I noticed the one proposed here reduces itself to steel siding at about thirty (30) feet. Mr. Wojtila responded that the Akron site has a brick look on all four(4) sides. S