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-4- by four;..-identification- signs .and to add, .a fourth :sign. �. next to- the Hardees -entrance-.sign .;west- of . Silver Lake. Road near. the Mobil Station. One .of. the signs had been proposed. to, be relocated within .the..Ci.ty' s right-of-way on the southwest intersection of Silver Lane and the Equinox, Apartments driveway. Hansen' s - report: said the Commission -viewed this as a reasonable request because of the unique configuration of the subject- pro- perty stretching out over a .large area..which is bounded by a. number of streets and entrances requiring more identification than usual. Proponent: Tim Gow of E.S. I . Signs , 841 Grand Avenue, St. Paul -said the apartment management was concerned how much additional expense would have to be incurred to make the signs "ground-hugging" as -required by the Sign Ordinance; -was told the berm can' t be higher. than -3 feet.; -indicated the tops of the proposed signs would be no higher than five feet from the existing ground level • with the signs themselves only two feet tall. Commission recommendation: approval, -as long as signage meets City' s conditions. Council Action Motion by Marks,- seconded. by Enrooth to grant the necessary .variances to the Sign Ordinance to Equinox Apartments, 2808 Silver . Lane, to allow them to replace the three identification signs on their property with ground signs of -substantial construction -which would be bermed or landscaped to fit in - with the-surrounding terrain. The sign heights, including berms, would not exceed 5 feet above the current ground levels. The applicant is also permitted to relocate the sign .near Silver Lane closer to that roadway- for better visibility on condition it does not encroach into the City' s:-'right-of-way or obstruct the field of -.view for traffic in or :out: of the apartment driveway. .. The Council also - allows the applicants to erect a fourth sign under the .-same conditions as the three to be— replaced for . Silver Lake Road : identification to be located in the area ., shown on the sketches which accompanied • the application. In granting the variances necessary for these signs the Council finds, as did the Planning Commission, that: -this .property is unique .in. that it. .has access from a number of street •. entrances, probably requiring more identification;