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MINUTES City Council September• 28, 1988 FinaSer•vQ Blesener pointed out thatnot all cities would allow an existing non- Sign (Cont.) conforming sign to remain when site improvements are being made. LaValle pointed out the substantial improvements being made to the site, and felt the existing sign should be allowed to r•emain. Fahey felt the applicant should be able to leave the existing sign, pointing out that other cities are allowing similar• r•equests. Fahey suggested that the City's Sign Ordinance be amended to allow existing signs to remain at the request of the pr•operty owner, when other site improvements are being made. The City Planner reported that the City's current ordinance says that if the use or ownership of a site is changed, all signs on the property must be brought into conformance within 30 days. Collova asked how the use of the site was being changed. The Planner pointed out that a car wash is being added to the site. Fahey pointed out that the ordinance would require a sign to be brought into conformity if the use of a site is changed. Fahey felt this was way out of line with what other cities are doing. Scalze agreed on that point. Fahey felt that the City's sign ordinance should be amended to r•eflect the results of the survey with regar•d to questions #1 and #2. Blesener and Scalze agreed. Fahey asked the Council's position with regar~d to question #3. Blesener pointed out the degree of improvement to the FinaServe site, pointing out that the entire building was knocked down and a new one built. Collova felt that a two-pole sign would be an improvement over• the existing four-pole sign. Scalze felt that the question in the survey should have been worded differently to reflect that an existing building was being totally demonlished anda new one constructed. Scalze felt that if a minor site improvement was being made, allowing the existing sign to remain would be one thing, however, in this case the entire building was demo1is~e~ and a new one erected. LaValle felt the height of the sign would not impact anyone on Rice Str~eet. A1 Dineher, representing FinaServe, reported that their big concern is that a 16 foot high sign would not give FinaServe the visibility it needs. Page -12-