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I CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> 2 DECEMBER 13, 1993 • <br /> 3 PAGE 4 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Payment in the amount of $2 , 400 . 00 for services rendered for <br /> 6 December, 1993 . <br /> 7 <br /> 8 E. Verified Claims. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Approval of the six pages of verified claims as submitted by <br /> 11 the Finance Director. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 VII. REPORTS. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 A. Planning Commission - November 16. 1993 . <br /> 18 <br /> 19 1. Goodyear Auto Service Center, 4020 Silver Lake <br /> 20 Road, sign variance request. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Commissioner Gondorchin appeared on behalf of the Planning <br /> 23 Commission to support Goodyear' s petition for a ground sign • <br /> 24 variance. Goodyear feels that they should be granted a <br /> 25 hardship variance due to traffic speed in the -area and <br /> 26 larger neighboring signs . Gondorchin said the .Planning <br /> 27 Commission voted 4-3 to approve the requested variance . He <br /> 28 said. Goodyear' s hours of illumination would be consistent . <br /> 29 with other merchants in -.the area. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Mayor Ranallo felt Goodyear-' s hours of illumination for ,the <br /> 32 sign should be restricted to hours of business. <br /> 33 <br /> 34. David Ewald, Executive Director of the Minnesota Sign <br /> 35 Association, appeared on- behalf of Goodyear to request a <br /> 36 sign variance due to hardship based on poor visibility and <br /> 37 that a U-turn is necessary to enter the premises . - He said <br /> 38 Goodyear' s major. interest was to get an attractive sign. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Marks said keeping a good business climate has nothing to do <br /> 41 with the hardship issue. A hardship has to do with the <br /> 42 shape of the lot and topography. He said Goodyear' s lot is <br /> 43 basically flat . He doesn' t feel Goodyear has any form of <br /> 44 hardship on their property. <br /> 45 <br />