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Page 2 <br />Motion by Mr. Cowan, seconded by Mr. Johnson to recommend denial of the Erpelding <br />request as presented because of lack of detailed drawings and other specific <br />information regarding the project. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />Mr. Lloyd Bergman of Bergman, Knutson. Street and Ulmen, Attorneys at Law, 1330 <br />Dain Tower, representing Mrs. Ina Burman the present owner of Lots 1, 2 and 3 of <br />Block 8, Murray Heights Addition, appeared to request that the three lots <br />be replatted into two lots to permit the purchase of the new Lot 2 by the present <br />tenant, W.W. Johnson Meat Company. Lot 1 would continue to be leased to the <br />Standard Oil Company with which the meat market and Deluxe Bakery have shared parking <br />and driveway facilities for the last 10 years. <br />Mr. Hiebel wondered if the proposal might be perpetuating the overuse of that <br />property since the proposed Lot 1 will not meet the commercial zoning requirements <br />of 15,000 sq. ft. since it will now only encompass 11,000 sq. ft. and Lot 2 will <br />now only have 14, 400 sq. ft. There was also some concern that, where one property <br />owner had been able to control the parking facilities, a conflict might arise from <br />dual ownership. Mr, Fornell said there was also a probability that such a conflict <br />might force the service station to increase its use of 27th Avenue N.E. for parking <br />the cars they service. <br />Mr. Bergman pointed out the fine relationship between the three businesses in <br />the past. He said he had a purchase agreement with the Johnson Company which was <br />contingent upon a conditional agreement regarding their use of the parking area <br />and the driveway onto Kenzie Terrace. He said Standard had indicated a willingness <br />to accept a modification to their lease to make this allowance and felt W.W. Johnson <br />Meat Company would not be interested in purchasing the property if a parking easement <br />was added. However, Standard would continue to have a dumping easement for their <br />storage tanks. <br />Motion by Mr. Marks, seconded by Mr. Johnson to recommend approval of the replatting <br />of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 8, Murray Heights Addition as presented as long as the <br />property line is modified to include the entire curb cut onto Kenzie Terrace as <br />part of the new Lot 2.. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />Motion by Mr. Marks, seconded by Mr. Cowan to leave the matter of the Poppin Fresh <br />sign change tabled since no one had yet appeared to present the request for a variance <br />to the sign ordinance. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />Mr. Johnson then reopened the discussion of the Erpelding request saying he felt <br />the Board should initiate a consideration of the way the entire shopping center area <br />is maintained and wondered about the possibility of having that portion of the City <br />declared a redevelopment area. <br />Mr. Rymarchick was to make it a point of information to the Council the the Board <br />proposes to review the entirety of the St. Anthony Shopping Center area and make <br />recommendations for revitalizing this commercial area. <br />Mr. Jack Lawrence of Signcrafters Outdoor Display Inc. arrived at 9:10 P.M. and <br />presented Poppin Fresh request to replace the present 5 x 6 ft. free standing sign <br />at 3701 Stinson Boulevard with another free standing sign which would be 9 feet 3 inches <br />