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17 <br /> • <br /> Mr. Westberg noted that a sign for the United <br /> Methodist Church was on the southwest corner of Silver Lake <br /> Road and County Road E, which he assumed did not belong <br /> there. Acting City Manager VanderHeyden replied that they <br /> had been sent a letter about the sign the week previous to <br /> this meeting. <br /> Chair Madden asked whether the Salvation Army <br /> intended to extend the chain link fence behind the sign, and <br /> Mr. Westberg replied affirmatively. <br /> Commissioner Franzese asked whether the <br /> Salvation Army would like to reconsider the positioning of <br /> the sign, considering its poor visibility when driving north <br /> on Silver Lake Road, before the Commission made its <br /> recommendation. Mr. Westberg replied that he felt <br /> comfortable with the Salvation Army' s position because they <br /> were more concerned with visibility to traffic heading south <br /> on Silver Lake Road. <br /> Donovan Wagner, Hills Gilbertson Architects <br /> Mr. Wagner indicated that Hills Gilbertson Architects had <br /> designed the sign for the Salvation Army. He described the <br /> sign as white letters on a natural cedar background to <br /> reflect the surrounding natural environment. He indicated <br /> that the landscaping would consist of treated lumber edging, <br /> woodchips or shredded bark ground cover, and ground-hugging <br /> junipers which will eventually spread, taking over the area <br /> covered by wood chips . <br /> No one else was present to speak either for or <br /> against the variance and the hearing was closed at 9 : 23 p.m. <br /> Planning Commission Action <br /> Motion by Wagner, seconded by Brownell , to recommend to the <br /> City Council the granting of the variance to place the 64 <br /> square foot ground surface sign identifying the entrance to <br /> Silver Lake Camp on the southwest corner of County Road E and <br /> Silver Lake Road, finding first that it would be an <br /> improvement over the existing sign in both appearance and <br /> readability; that there were no objections to the request; <br /> and that it meets the three requirements for a sign variance . <br /> Commissioner Franzese offered an addition to <br /> the first finding, accepted by the maker, that the proposed <br /> sign is aesthetically pleasing; and that the sign serves to <br /> • mark the gateway to St. Anthony. <br /> I <br />