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1 already been erected on the front .portion .of :the building for the 41 •2 square feet .over .the 100 square : feet the. City Sign Ordinance allows = 3 that building and- that no additional variances be granted. f'br . addi- 4 tional signage on the structure. 5 Motion carried unanimously. i 6 Before the applicants left, . Mr. Childs clarified the question of the 7 pylon sign further by telling them that since :the ordinance only 8 allowed them one sign when they got permission to. put up the front 9 sign, that : was given in lieu of the roof sign and the reader board 10 for which they had been advised they would have to seek variances. 11 They had, ' in effect, ' given up their right to keep the pylon sign when 12 they put up the front sign. 13 Welcome Reiterated 14 Commissioners Hansen and Wagner told Mr. Farrell they were glad to 15 have such a good business replace the unsuccessful one which had 16 previously been in that location and they anticipated they and their 17 families would be among the many St. Anthony residents who would take 18 advantage of home style cooking. 19 20 All Commissioners Concur That Rapid Oil ' s Pylon Sign Has to Come Down - 21 At 8 : 35 P.M. , the Chair continued the November 17th hearing to 18'2 consider a Petition for Sign Variance from Mark Gilbertson, Project 3 Manager for Rapid Oil Change, to - allow the business at 3701 Silver 24 Lake Road to leave in place an existing, non-conforming, free-standing 25 sign on their property at the corner of 37th Avenue and Silver Lake 26 Road. 27 Staff Mr . Childs recalled the sign in question had been allowed 28 Report: Rapid Oil when they took over this property in 1984 and 29 while they were still selling gasoline as an auxiliary to 30 the quick lube service Rapid Oil Change normally offers 31 its customers at its other locations; 32 read aloud the portion of the ordinance which indicated 33 free-standing signs were only permitted to gas stations -34 which "shall be allowed in addition to all other authorized 35 signs, one pylon sign to identify the gasoline brand" ; 36 reported that at some point this summer Rapid Oil had 37 ceased to .sell gasoline, having removed the last two pump 38 islands . This had resulted in the City telling them to 39 remove the pylon sign and the company' s decision to apply 40 for a variance to retain the signage; 41 42 reiterated that because of the company' s concern that people 43 might think they had left that corner when the business is 44 shut. down -for remodeling,.. he .was.. recommending--removal not be 9