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16 <br /> • <br /> Commission' s recommendation would be presented to the City <br /> Council on June 27 , 1989 . <br /> Salvation Army, 2950 W. County Road E - Sign Variance <br /> Request <br /> Chair Madden introduced the request from the Salvation Army <br /> to place a 64 square foot ground surface sign identifying the <br /> entrance to Silver Lake Camp. The proposed sign would <br /> replace the existing sign (the sign susrface area being 64 <br /> square feet with an actual overall sign height of 16 feet) <br /> located at the southwest corner of Silver Lake Road and <br /> County Road E. No one present reported failure to receive <br /> the notice or objected to its content. <br /> Staff Report <br /> Acting City Manager VanderHeyden indicated that she had <br /> received some tentative plans from Director of Public Works , <br /> Larry Hamer, concerning the posibility that Ramsey County <br /> might widen .County Road E and acquire several feet of land <br /> for the roadway in the process . However, it was found that this <br /> will not affect the Salvation Army sign. <br /> Commissioner Hansen asked whether the sign was <br /> to be lighted. Chair Madden concluded from the materials <br /> presented in the Commission package that the sign would not <br /> be lighted, and Acting City Manager VanderHeyden concurred. <br /> Dale Westberg, Salvation Army <br /> Mr. Westberg stated that the proposed sign will improve the <br /> appearance of the intersection and . is planned to match a sign <br /> for an entrance to the camp to be developed further west on <br /> County Road E. He described the sign as being an unlighted, <br /> landscaped sign, with white letters etched into cedar siding. <br /> Commissioner Wagner asked whether any trees <br /> would have to be removed to make room for the sign, and Mr . <br /> Westberg replied that in his understanding two or three trees <br /> would need to be removed but that the landscaping around the <br /> sign would compensate for the tree removal . <br /> Commissioner Brownell commented that the <br /> existing sign is difficult to see when driving north on <br /> Silver Lake Road. He noted that whereas the old sign was at <br /> a 90-degree angle, or perpendicular to Silver Lake Road, the <br /> new sign will be at a 45-degree angle to the road, making it <br /> even more difficult to see. <br />