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Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING PLANNING COMMISSION LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA September 10, 1987 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 10th day of September, 1987 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Chairman Peter Costa called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. and the following members were present at roll call: MEMBERS PRESENT: Peter Costa, Chairman Bill Davison Gene DeLonais Art Herkenhoff Tom Perlinger Peggy Schweizer MEMBERS ABSENT: Sharon Timmons ALSO PRESENT: Steve Grittman, City Planner Kathleen Glanzer, Recording Secretary There being no corrections of the minutes of the August 13, 1987 meeting, the Chairman declared that the minutes would stand approved as read. Slumberland Mr. Tom Ruvelson, representing Sign Consultants, 4111 Central Avenue, Sign N.E., Minneapolis, appeared before the Commission requesting two sign Variance variances for sign area and height be approved for the Slumberland development. The City Planner reported that the applicant is requesting an additional 180 square feet of sign over the 200 square feet allowed by Code, and also that the sign height be 40 feet, while Code allows 25 feet. The Planner recommended that the sign height variance be approved as similar variances have been approved in the past for signs along the freeway. However, the Planner recommended that the sign area variance be denied as there is no hardship present warranting that a variance be approved. Schweizer asked how the Slumberland variance request related to the McDonald's sign. The Planner explained that the existing McDonald's sign met Code requirements when it was erected. However, the Code has since been changed and the sign is grandfathered in under the Code unless McDonald's requests a change in their signage. The Planner reported that McDonald's did request a sign variance a couple of years ago which was denied as there was no hardship present. Page 1