Plans to build Rider Building III on the corner of West Beaver Avenue and South Burrowes Street were submitted to the State College borough's Design Review Board at a worksession yesterday.

The proposed structure, to be constructed where a parking lot now exists, will be a four-story glass building divided into two office areas.

"It won't be mirrored glass . . . it will be bronze tinted like in Rider Building I," said developer Jack Risheberger. Half the building will be rented to the University Credit Union and the other half is open for rent, he said.

Parking spaces will be constructed under the building, but only 26 of the required 32 spaces are planned. The owners will contribute $5,000 per space to the State College Borough's in-lieu parking fund to compensate for the six deficient spaces, Risheberger said.

The in-lieu parking fund was designed by the borough as an alternative to constructing the required parking spaces. The borough uses the money to fund various public parking options including garages, lots, and decks over existing lots.

Also presented to the board were plans to expand Cafe 210, 210 W. College Ave. The popular nightspot plans to build an enclosed addition where an outside patio is now, said co-developers Ted First and David Nevins. Also planned is the addition of a raised deck in the back to hold outside seating, they said.

In a report, Design Review Board Secretary Herman Slaybaugh said the downtown Gateway complex is proceeding to make its third building more accessible.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is requiring the owners of Gateway Three apartment building, 747 E. Beaver Ave., to create a new turning lane by widening the section of College Avenue at the complex's entrance, he said. Gateway representatives did not attend yesterday's meeting, but plan to offer a full proposal next week.

In other board matters, three area businesses told the board their plans to change their signs. Zoning laws require that each sign be no more than 25 feet high and total sign area should not exceed two square feet per linear foot of store front, said b The board approved of all the following changes:

-- Because the Elby's Motel, 1661 S. Atherton St., has been converted into a Best Western, it is changing some of its signs. Rob Russell, representing Sekula Signs, presented the proposed sign changes which the board approved for recommendation.

-- Hull's Floor Covering, 210 W. Hamilton Ave., is in the process of changing the sign above its store to fit with the rest of the shopping center, Russell said.

-- Plaza Gulf, 705 S. Atherton St., is changing to a Mobile station and also is in the process of installing new signs. They are also restoring the building by painting the exterior and painting and lighting the cupola -- a small steeple that sits on top of the roof.

According to a State College ordinance, any commercial business must go to the review board for a critique of construction and improvement plans. The board has no power to enforce its recommendations, but "because (the businesses) are in a planned commercial district, the proposed changes must be reviewed," Slaybaugh said.