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Page 5 Memo So 5i~ras for Service Stmtion We have specified that the sign be sot-back ~° from the right-of-way. This is no particular problem if the sot-back of the pumps is 30'. Indeed,. this is one of the reasons fox the 30' set=pack. You will note in the ordinance t's:at all other signs for other businesses are required to be set-bQCk 30' . `1'tius, sae ~.:~e g~.vir~ an exception to service stations by ailow.Lng t~.em a sine pylon sign within 6' of the right-of-way. The minimum square footage useu. for saach as serv'lce station sign is a varying thing. There is a general frond for service station signs to get larger and l.s,rg,?r• We ha~re in fact used the 100 square foot minimum in some of the la~°,ger subL~rban communities. If, you feel that the 100 squay:e fool. t~rould not bo a problem, you might well consider cP~..anging this requirement. If the 30' set-back is maintained st the pump islands and a 6° set back is required to the property line wr feel tl~.t there would be no problem in reducing the minimum height ,to 12°• Thi3 has no particular aesthetic affect, but was done only to maintain clez~xance undex the sign- The allowance of sdditiona? signs in the front yard area is questionable in-as-much as for all other businesses all signs must be 30° from the rift-of-way. Norr~ll.y 3.t is cansidexed necessary to rr~intain consistency in, zoning. That is, no e~;ceptions can be u~de gi~-ng particular advant- age to one business over another. We have made an exception for filling stations with respect to the single Pylon sign. We and other consultants in the area have done this consistently in the metropolitan area because of the uiique nature of advextisin$ for service stations. You could, if you desire, extend this exception to include an additional sign far service stations. If this is done, however, yte suggest that this sign maintain at least the 6' set back required of the pylon sign. The ordinance in Poseville does not n~-ke this exception. 9, We have worked with the 20' set-back required f~ driveways at the intersection of rights-of-way ar..~. have found this to be no particu]~ax problem. You will note that this distance is measuaed at the property line. Thus, the actual distance from the corner to the curb cut is considerably less dependir_~ upon the location of the curb with respect to the property I.tne. Here again, if the 20' is a particular hardship on a particular lot the ~~.riance can be dented. We suggest leaving the 20° in the ordinance as is. SUMMARY May we commend the Planning Go~t.ssion and Oouncil for the eaccellent public relations .and inforrQation fob that has been done with respect to the proposed zoning ordinance and map. ThL number of changes requested by property owners has been unusually smeell. It is not uncommon as you know, for the adjustment to requests made at public hearings to "eke d considerable length of time and many meetings. This is the tie, to adjust as ~ problems as possible so as to limit the need for future rezon3ngs and adjustments later. Such rezonings are much more expensive to handle on do individual basis and it is imrportant