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NIIDIU'CE:S Ci.ty Counci.l Dec. 22, 19Y,2 Si.g~n Scalzc. commenCed Chat iE Che eounci.l. approves thi.s vari_ance, i.t coulcl Variance ,hav~ busi.nesses on P1rlc Street, r.eqi.tesCing si.gnag,e chaC: ca^ be seen (Cone.) rrom l2ice Street. Scalre f.el.t :it was one thing ~o change Cl~e ordinarice to be Iair to everyonen but another to ~;rant a variancE.>. for someone el.se. Mr. Brody replied t_hat ti~ii.s was a un:i.que s~iCUati.on and C>ointed out the comoromzse suggest~d for the s~i.gnage on !-I~ighevay 36. ~3roc(y stated that V91ci.ng ~Partnersh:i.p i., not asici.r~g f.or a sp~ci.a1 favor, but ha, a reasonabl.e ba>i., Lor the~ir request. Sc~alze repli_ed ehat ttie Councl.l would not bE^, prevenein~; V~ilc:i.nf; YartnersP~ip f.rom havi.n~ a s:i.gn chat. said I.,i.ttl.e Canada Mal.l. Sc~l.ze also commenCed that 9.C aould be a reaclable si~n. rlr. Pahey commerited that Vildna Partnership *aants to be treated ~s i£ they are on Ricc Street, hut c}aose ai locaei.on on ili.nnesota nvenuE. Cahey pointed out th~C the Counci.l recr~~ntl.y amended Ch~ ordinance to provi_de f.or total. si.gnage ar 15% of Clie~ si_1.ouetY.e rat:her th~.~n 10%, Pahey statett that he did not believe Chere was a hardskiip :i.nvolved in the request, it was onl.y a maCter o£ locat:ion. Fahey stated that he would be in favor o,f ctenyin~ the request. ~!r. l3rody showed the Comlcil pi.cCUres of hoco the pylon would be vi.ewed from P.:i.ce Street. ~r. ''Srody al.so steited GhaC 9.f Che CouncS.1 u~as not. will.i.n~; to ~o along w~.ith C11e he-i.ght r.equested, Vi1<i.ng Partnershi.p would l.~i.lce Co r.~equest t1,taC Che area of 120 squa,re feet sti11 be considered. I~rocly stated Chat the i.ssue i_s very irnportant to both Vi.l,ci.ng Par.tnership anci the merchani:s. Rrody st2ted that Chen the ~issue of bein~ seen f:rom 1ii_ce Street would not be acldressed. Mrs. Scalze commenCC.d that 99% of the p.oele hi.ii.].cl u~ithtn the City's Codes. Scalze st,sred tkilt i-f the Courici.l. treats Vi.lcinp., Partner:~h:i.p <ti.fferently, i.t i.s not fair_ to everyon~ el.se. Scalze commented that she does noY: see anyT.hi.ng ~mi.que with the siCUat~J.on, Pahey stated that tl~e Ci.ty i.s sC:L11 tryi_n~ to iron out probl.ems ~vi.t:h the s:ign ord~inancr. P'2hey su~;<;ested that -i.C. rni~;ht be fa:ir to all.ow Vilci.n~ Partnershi.p to averaf;e ouC the erea for the Cwo pyl.ons they are al.lowed and use the averaf;e s:l.z.e on each frontage, 'fhe Planner stated thaf: l~e consl.ciered Chi.s, idhat would happen is that any other. s~ign that may go up on i~9.nnesota Avenue moul.d bF~ dwarf:ed by the LitCle Canada r~tall s1~n. Mr. }~ahey i_ntroduced the .f:ol.lowi_ns; resoluti.on and move<t i.ts adopti.on: R17SqLUTION i7~J. 32-1.2-627 - CI,OSIN, THE 7?iJ?3LIC HEARING ON T1lF; V~.[1CING PAR'C\FRSt1Zi' R13Q!1°ST PO?2 APYROVFL or n szcv vnr:T.n~vcc F'1P>e -4-