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3020 R~SOLUTION N0. 89-3-109 - APPROVING TH~ CONDITIONAL T~ailer USE P~RMIT OF 3020 TRAILER PARK WITH THE RECOMMENDA- Pa~k TION FROM THE PLANN~RS (Cont) The foregoixig resolution was duly secorided by Mr. Blesener. Ayes (5) LaValle, Blesener, Collova, Fahey, Scalze . Nays (0). Reso lution declared adopted. 'Phis resolution appears in Resolution Boole No. 21, page 112. FinaServe Mr. Fahey stated this matter was considered by the Planning Sigri Height Commission who voted 4 to 2 to a pprove tYle sign variance Variance and also recommended by a 6 to 0 vote that the Council amend and apply freeway frontage z ones to allow h igher signs and Agenda different sign requirements with regard to locations such Item No. 7 as the Fina Station adjacent to Itighway 36. At this time the Council was presented a lengthy document by Mr. Pat Wilcox, attorney for Fina Oil and Chemical Co. Mr. Fahey introduced Mr. Wilcox to present the documents. Mr. Wilcox state~ the documents presented to the Council were to be entered into record. Ten of tYiem are copies of prior City Planning reports regarding previous denial of request by Fina for a 30 foot sign. Some pertain to the ConnCo variance and also the Union 76 variance. Also included are four to five photographs of various stations being talked about; a drawing of what Pina proposes, which is a blue sign of the same height but with two poles rather than foury and a copy of the current sign. There is also a copy of the Warranty Deed (Exhibit 10) whereby Mobi1 Oi1 conveys tYie Union 76 station at Little Canada Road and 35L to Mobil Oil. TYiere is also an Affidavit from Suburban Lighting (#13) explaining the structural modifications to the former Mobi1 Station once it became Union 76. Exhibit 18 was not presented to the Planning Commission. It shows the number of pylon signs in the City which exceed the specified height. It shows 12 to 14 signs over the specified height. He apologized the heights were not completely accurate but their best estimates. One additional item Mr. Wilcox called to the Council's attention is from a previous letter to tPie Planning Commissiori dated February 28 where he erroneously stated the taller of the pylon signs over the Union 76 station is 62 feet. His error, it is 50 feet. This was called to the Planning Commission's attention and he also wanted the Council to know. Mr. Blesener asked how many signs were erected since the sign ordinance went into effect. Mr. Wilcox could not te11 for a fact but ConnCo sign subject to the 1987 "ConnCo Variance" and the Union 76 sign. Page -4-