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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 24, 1997 • Page 10 1 3. The conditions upon which the variance are based are unique to the parcel of land as it 2 is inside the development of a shopping center and does not apply to other properties 3 with the same land use classification. 4 Marks asked what makes this property unique. 5 Commissioner Gondorchin explained Great Clips is barely visible from the street. Their main 6 clientele is "walk-in" traffic. The Commission felt this was an opportunity to provide a small 7 business in St. Anthony with visibility without any inconvenience. 8 Marks asked what Ordinance has caused the hardship in this instance. 9 Commissioner Gondorchin stated the hardship was due to the sight line and the position of the 10 business in the building. 11 Wagner noted this was a decision Great Clips made when they located in this building. They 12 performed a market survey and were aware of the issue then. 13 Faust questioned the difference between the back wall of Great Clips and the rear side of 14 CUB Foods. He asked what made this unique from other shopping centers. • 15 Commissioner Gondorchin stated that he could foresee a pylon or some type of identification 16 sign for CUB on Stinson Boulevard in the future. The sign may also include other names. 17 He also stated that he thought St. Anthony Shopping Center would be a good candidate for 18 rear wall signage on the area that faces Kenzie Terrace. The Planning Commission did not 19 feel granting of the variance would set an extraordinary precedent. 20 Faust questioned the amount of signage Great Clips currently had on the building. 21 Mr. Roger Ledebuhr, Great Clips stated he had 19 feet of signage. 22 Mr. Gondorchin stated another reason for granting this variance was that Great Clips did not 23 have two signs as Ames Photo and Video Update have. 24 Wagner noted there is no rear entrance to the business. If this variance was granted,many 25 other businesses, such as the library and St. Anthony Shopping Center, would be requesting 26 the same. 27 Faust noted Great Clips could have a sign on the north wall with Ames Photo. He stated 28 Ames Photo and Video Update are also "walk-in" businesses. 29 Mayor Ranallo noted that previously Dick Horst, owner of Coast to Coast, had requested rear • 30 signage and was denied.