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FALCOP HEIGE;T> F'LA''~r'II~G CC1~:I~'ISal _;^' A'er~1.; , ~. _~z~, __ ~y~,9 PP,F.'SEI~'T Flant, Libhy, Larsen, Schwantes, Berdie and Trustee ;-1ar.'~ ARSE°7T :~lomber~ and Chman The meeting was called t.o order in the ante-room of the "Z1.laeE~ "ali a' 7:30 p.m, 1. "!r. Clarence :-chiller presented two applications for variance, ore for his food market at 1579 N. ~?aniline, anc one for 1~~r. t~bert ~'lombera's drug store at 153 1;, Hemline. The variance requests are ''or si~-ns which will ~o the full width of each store and. extend ~,,n the side walls. The signs are t.o he ~ feet high, However, the six -€~#, hei~~ht, t;- actually +he height of the plastic backing for the three foot. high. letters, The Plan- ning Commission felt that the six foot plastic backin<~ for the letters will act, as a facing to the builc~in~; and that. only the space devoted to the letters would constitute the "si?n" area. At 1579 "d. ran•1ine, the area of the proposed iet.t.ers equals ~~4 =q•~~are feet (3'x ~4' plus 3' x 24'. The 4~e' is the front width, and thF 2~k' is the side extension width). At 1583 1. ;lamline, the area of the proposed. let.t.ers equals lf~'; square feet (3' x 44'plus 3' x 1~'). The Planning Commission felt that the si~,ns were attractively ~?esi~;ned and their sizes were justifiable. I:OTICN Schwantes moved, seconded by Larsen, that the Flar;nin- Com- mission recomfiend to the 'illa~e ';ouncil that they approve both applications for variance on siJn size, provi~ed that. i~x. Schiller and P'r. Blomberg hold to the sign dimensions as presented. 2. t^.rs, i3erdie called the attention of the Plannin7 Commission to the flashirp sign at Lando Photo, rx. Black offered to ^~nt.act thee; about. it , 3. A'ir. Larsen said that he felt that the ordinance restrictions on signs should be revised. The rest of the members agreed that, the present. restrict.i.ons are very limiting, and decided to make the following recommendations to the Council: that Mr. Dahlgren or someone else at 1~:idwest Flannin.;~~ be cor- tacted for advice on what is currently acceptable practice in other municipalities with rei-ard to signs, and that a survey of existing sif;ns in the `lilla~e be made as a ~-.uide to ~i~~e direction in the drawing up of new specifications for signs. ~. The meetir.~~ was adjourned, Respectfully su'~~ni_ttect ~rar ,~~,r,t, ~~ .,,~,.~-., .