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29 Annette Perkins PO Box 356 Platteville St. Anthony Plan Commission and City Council 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, MN 55418-1699 Re: Zoning request to allow a double sided electronic sign on Stinson Blvd. I am writing in opposition to the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to allow a double sided electronic message sign in from of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School located at 2739 Stinson Boulevard. In August of 2013 1 purchased a home at 2401 St. Anthony Blvd. Across the street from St Charles Borromeo Church. My daughter, Andrea McNett presently lives in the house. My objections to the zoning request are that a double sided electronic sign is not in keeping with the area because; 1. Both sides of Stinson in that area are residential with single family homes, an electronic sign is not in keeping with a residential area. 2. Your comprehensive plan identifies Stinson Blvd. in that area as a parkway, an electronic sign is not it keeping with the character of a parkway. 3. Looking out our front window we would have an unobstructed view at all times of the sign which I'm sure would lower our property value. St. Anthony's city code states, "(3) Prohibit signs whose location, size, type, illumination or other physical characteristics negatively affect the environment and where the communication can be accomplished by means having a lesser impact on the environment and the public health, safety and welfare." There are less obtrusive ways to communicate than with an electronic sign that could be lit up from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., example, church bulletin, internal digital signs, the internet. The church and school have been going strong for over 70 years without a digital sign, why one now? It is my hope that you will turn down the request for the digital sign and maintain the inherent beauty of Stinson Blvd and St. Anthony Blvd. Sincerely, Annette Perkins