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MINUTES City Council August,24, +1988 R &S (Cont.) Ayes (5) Fahey, LaValle, Scalze, Collova, Blesener. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 20, Pages 353 and 354. Fina Fahey opened the public hearing on the Fina Serve request for sign Serve height variance. Fina Serve currently has a 30 -foot high sign on Sign their property and would like to replace it with another 30 -foot high Height sign. City Code would allow a 16 -foot high sign on the site. Variance Fahey pointed out that the Planning Commission has recommended approval Agenda of the Fina Serve variance due to the precedent set in the Unical sign Item No. 8 variance request. Blesener did not feel the Fina Serve situation and the Unical request were similar. Blesener pointed out that in the Unical variance request, the business franchise was sold and the franchisee was required to change signs. In the Fina Serve request, Fina Serve is constructing a new convenience store /gas station, and would like to erect a new sign as well. Blesener did not believe the Highway 36 exposure of the Fina Serve property had anything to do with the variance request. Al Deininger, Fina Serve, pointed out that Fina Serve would like to remove the existing 4 -pole, 4 -sided sign and erect a 2 -pole, 2 -sided sign. The new sign would be the same height as the existing sign. Fahey stated that he was in favor of the variance request. Fahey stated that he did not believe that the height of the sign should be lowered as a result of Fina Serve constructing a new building. The City Planner pointed out that the Sign Ordinance says that any new activity on the site requires a non - conforming sign to be brought into conformance with the Code. Scalze pointed out that action on this request would set a precedent that the City would have to live with. Blesener felt that the provisions of the City's Sign Ordinance should be enforced, otherwise the Ordinance should be changed. Blesener pointed out that the Council previously reviewed the Ordinance and found it to be fairly liberal when compared to the ordinances of other cities. Fahey did not feel it reasonable to require the sign to be lowered because there is a new building under construction on the site. Scalze stated that the Council must look at what's right for the City overall. There was no one present from the general public wishing to comment on this matter. Page 52