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y 1 *said :the uniform signage plan was something the Council and 2 Commission had been seeking for a long time prior to granting any •3 more sign variances for center businesses; 4 *recommended the Commission consider approval of the variance with 5 installation of the tenant directory allowed only after the building 6 facia and new pylon sign have been installed; 7 *agreed with the Eberhardt Company's reasoning that center 8 identification is also needed from Kenzie Terrace from which most St. 9 Anthony customers approach the center. 10 Proponents - Joseph DiSanto, representing the center owners 11 Rod Johnson, Eberhardt Manager of the center 12 Clayton P. Gosswiller and Dick Horst of Coast to Coast 13 Mr. DiSanto told the Commissioners that the owners intend to continue 14 renovating the center investing a quarter of a million dollars in the 15 project. He said: 16 *they would be installing a new sign band all along the facia of the 17 center buildings as indicated in the photos and sign plans distributed 18 for Commission viewing; 19 *the center owners had contracted with Sign Graphics of Dallas, Texas 20 to write the sign criteria and develop a sign design which would be 21 followed for this center. The same plan is being followed for a 12 similar 20 year old center in Dallas which the owners are also • 3 renovating; 24 *the sign company had offered .a bulk .price for individual signs which 25 the tenants could avail themselves of or contract for signs from a 26 local sign company; 27 *the sign band installation would be a joint project with a. local sign 28 company and would serve to back light the individual signs; 29 *their intent would be to -totally redo all the existing canopy facia 30 covering that with the sign band to include the library for which his 31 company would be paying for the signage as well as the Mobil station 32 from whom the owners have gotten some preliminary indication that they 33 would cooperate; 34 *the Dairy' Queen would not be included because their signage is the 35 company logo. 36 Mr. DiSanto indicated the pylon sign would have the same 37 characteristics as the tenant signage and directory and he gave 38 detailed descriptions of each. He requested that the City allow the 39 directory to be illuminated at night. He also reported that the owners 40 were very close to signing an agreement with Coast to Coast to come. into 41 the vacant Penny grocery store and serve as the anchor business for the 5