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-2- published May 5th, in the Bulletin. No one present reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its content. • In the absence of the- applicant, . Russell Underhill, 2518 Hayes Street N.E. , the Manager explained that Mr. Underhill was requesting he be permitted to attach -an eight foot wide, two foot long sign to the existing "For Lease" sign at the Kenzie Terrace entrance -to the St. Anthony Village Shopping Center,- which Max Saliterman, the sign owner had agreed to in writing. The Manager said the antique shop proprietor had told him he believes his customers are having difficulty locating him in the center without that signage. Mr. Childs .reported. that. Mr. Underhill has been advised that the staff would be recommending denial of his request for the .reasons addressed in the May 13th memorandum from the Public Works Director, and it would, therefore, be to the advantage of the applicant to present his request in person. No one appeared to speak for or against the variance and the hearing was closed at 8: 15 P.M. for a determination by the Commission. Motion by Commissioner Zawislak and seconded by Commissioner Bjorklund to recommend the Council deny the request from Russell Underhill for a variance to the Sign Ordinance which would permit the antique shop proprietor to attach an 8 ' X 2'. sign to- the existing non-conforming sign at the entrance to St. Anthony Village Shopping Center finding that: (1) The new Sign Ordinance permits the identification of each tenant in the shopping center with signage on the building itself and pro- • hibits a general listing of tenants on the signage for the center , which might well be the precedent set if the request were approved. (2) Clone of the conditions set for granting any variance to the sign ordinance appear to- have been addressed in the application , specifi- cally, that (''a) there would appear to be no particular hardship for this business than would be experienced by other commercial .busi- nesses in the same center if the strict letter of the regulations are adhered to , and (b) the condition upon which the application was based could not be considered to be unique to this parcel and not applicable, generally, , to other stores in the same center . (3) The failure of the applicant to be present for the . consideration of his request precluded any other recommendation, based on the information which had been submitted. (4) The manner in which the sign to which the requested signage would . be attached has...been maintained would seem to. justify not adding to it. Motion carried unanimously . Mr. Childs reported .the Burger Chef franchise had been sold to- the parent company of..-Hardees and the former Burger Chef- franchisees , • Mr. and -Mrs . Ken: Johnson.- intend to continue to• rum the restaurant at. 4004 Silver Lake Road as a Hardees restaurant. They are .therefo.re