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MINUTES City Council August 24, 1988 Fina Mr~s. Scalze intr•oduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: Serve Sign RESOLUTION N0. 88-8-348 - CLOSING THE Height PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FINA SERVE REQUEST Variance FOR SIGN HEIGHT VARIANCE (Cont.) The foregoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr. Blesener~. Ayes (5) Scalze, Blesener, Fahey, Collova, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 355. Fahey felt the situation was unique and warr•anted a variance. Collova agr~eed and stated that he would r•ather see a two-pole sign than the 4-pole sign r~emain. LaValle felt that the sign would have little impact on anyone and that the variance should be granted. The Planner• pointed out that if the variance is not granted, under Code r~equirements, the signage should be brought into confor•mance. Fahey did not agree with requir~ing the sign to be lower~ed just because the pr•operty owner is improving the site. Fahey pointed out that a var~iance requir•es four affir•mative votes of the Council for approval. Mr. Fahey intr~oduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-8-349 - APPROVING THE FINA SERVE SIGN HEIGHT VARIANCE FOR THEIR BUSINESS LOCATED AT 2244 RICE STREET BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE UNIQUE SITUATION WHICH EXISTS AS WELL AS A HARDSHIP SINCE THE REQUEST IS FOR A NEW SIGN TO BE PLACED AT THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE EXISTING SIGN, AND POINTING OUT THE PRECEDENT WHICH WAS SET IN THE UNICAL CASE The for•egoing resolution was duly seconded by Mr. Collova. Ayes (3) Fahey, Collova, LaValle. Nays (2) Blesener, Scalze. Resolution denied. This r•esolution appears in Resolution Book No. 20, Pages 356 and 357. Fahey felt that the Ordinance should be changed so that Fina Serve is not required to lower their existing sign due to site improvements they ar~e making. Page -11-