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MeMENOMY &SEVERSON A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION AT"PO R N I:IB AT I.AW Page Four Little Canada Planning Commission February 28, 1989 gasoline station at the northeast corner of I -694 and Rice Street has a pylon sign estimated to be 40 feet high). As Fina must directly compete with all four of these other freeway fronting stations, it is respectively submitted that fair play and these circumstances should allow Fina's request to change its existing 30 foot sign to another 30 foot sign which, quite frankly, has less signage area than the old four poster sign and is a more attractive and modern appearing sign). CONCO VARIANCE By RESOLUTION NO. 87 -5 -223 (May 27, 1987) the City Council granted Conco Shoes a variance to construct a 40 foot high pylon roof sign. (copy attached. as Exhibit G). According to the City's Minutes, this variance was granted in part based upon the City Planner's Report of May 11, 1987 (File No. 758.09 - 81.28) which recommended the granting of the variance based upon the topographic features of the Conco site. From reading the City Planner's Report, it is clear that the reason the topographic features were considered was that it was difficult to see the Conco location due to its topography. Based upon the City Council granting this variance, it is respectfully submitted that the City has set a precedence allowing variances when site location visibility is impaired. In the Fina situation, it is submitted that the visibility of our sign to the traffic heading south on Rice Street is greatly diminished by the huge McDonald golden arches sign which is directly to the North of our lot and which totally overwhelms our signage. As the City has allowed a 40 foot nonconforming sign at the Conco location to address its specific visibility problems, we request that we be allowed to change our signage to the new two poster corporate graphics which, we believe, will be more visible at the intersection and which will allow our customers more advance warning to safely enter our premise to purchase gasoline. IV. FINA HAS MET TO THE CRITERIA FOR A VARIANCE In addition to the precedence set by the Conco and Union 76 situations, it is further respectfully submitted that Fina has Page 44