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1 2. Two ( 2 ) wall sign units on each side of the 2 building with 3 X 5 foot Dairy Queen logos and 3 individual lettering "Dairy Queen" , 22 inches 4 X 14 feet each in size. 5 Documentation: same as presented at February 12 , 1988 hearing plus 6 minutes of that meeting. 7 Commission Werenicz noted the history of the controversy around 8 report and this signage which he considered would be unproductive 9 recommenda- to go into again; 10 tion 11 reported that the Planning Commission was recommending 12 , to the City Council that the proposal for a sign vari- 13 ance to allow the signage which is currently on the 14 Dairy Queen after the store was "remodeled or rebuilt" 15 as the Council chose to interpret it be granted; 16 reported the Commission recommendation which acknow- 17 ledged this would involve a variance of approximately 18 92 square feet over what the ordinance allowed a 19 building of that size; 20 reiterated the Commission findings that the signs were 21 in good taste; precedents had been established for 22 allowing businesses with multi-frontage exposure . addi- 23 tional signage; and that there had bee.^. ..^.o expressions . 24 of public opposition to the proposal. 25 Ranallo Recalls Similar Cases Where Signage Was Disallowed 26 The Councilmember told Commissioner Werenicz that another precedent 27 had been set for disallowing existing signage when the Council made 28 the owner of the barber shop on Lowry Avenue take down his non- 29 conforming signage when he redid the whole front of his building. He 30 was concerned that merchant ' might perceive unequal treatment if this 31 merchant were allowed to keep his non-conforming signage after making 32 the improvements to the extent he did of his building. 33 The Commission representative responded that "to be honest, the 34 Commissioners felt they had been taken" in this instance, having had 35 no prior notice that the building would be leveled instead of just 36 having an addition put on when the drive-through facility was added. 37 Parallel Drawn to Mickey D' s Restaurant Signage 38 Commissioner Werenicz indicated he perceived Commissioner London' s 39 comments after the Commission had voted 5 to 2 to recommend approval 40 of all the signage on the building accurately reflected the majority 41 of the Commissioner ' s feelings of frustration after the reception 42 their recommendation to deny in the above case had been overturned by 43 the Council. • 4