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Mounds View Planning Commission November 6, 1996 Regular Meeting Page 11 Commissioner Brasaemle wanted to make it clear that this variance request is contingent upon the bridge being built and that whatever variance the Planning Commission passes needs to have this clause in it. JoAnn Colleen, 2617 County Road 1, inquired as to why the parking and the sign is a concern now if we don't even know if the bridge or the dinner house restaurants will be built. It was explained that before the applicant even considers building the restaurants, they would need to know if adequate parking is available to inform future tenants and it is only the sign request that is related to the construction of the bridge. It was added, that it was easier to come to the Planning Commission with both of these items at once. She also expressed her concern about the construction of a lighted sign and with a tall sign being seen from her window. She also expressed concern with other businesses possibly wanting taller signs. Earl Hamilton, Sunrise Methodist Church, 7687 Long Lake Road, explained a signage situation that he experienced as a resident of the City of Blaine and that the business was required to reduce its signage so that it did not take away from the surrounding businesses and homes or they would not get a building permit. At this time, John Streeter, addressed the Planning Commission showing drawings of other shopping centers and explaining their proposed sign size and location of the pylon sign in respect to Mounds View Square. He explained that the request for Mounds View Square is very similar to the sign and its location as it currently exists at the Mendota Shopping Center. He pointed out that the signs are sized by traffic engineers and engineering