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r, -7- I 1 1 :' -Another., si ngl.e: family home could be added to: the City stock-,' 2 3 '2. There 'have .beenample examples of precedents. of this,-type- permitting similar 4 size lots to be built: in the-City 'and in that particular neighborhood; 5 6 3: There is some indication that historically this property might have been 7 'divided into two entities in the past; and 8 9 4. All conditions which are required by law to be satisfied affirmatively have ' 10 been done so. 11 12 Motion carried unanimously. " 13 14 At 9:07 P.M. , Chairman Zawislak opened the hearing which had gone out to all property 15 owners of record within 200 feet of the subject property and which had been published 4 16 in the August 8th Bulletin. No one present reported failure to receive the notice ` 17 or objected to its content. 18 1 19 E. F. Flaherty, President of Rapid Oil Change, Inc. ; 2950 4th Avenue South, was 20 present to request permission to erect a two faced illuminated sign (50 square 21 feet on each side) on a 14 foot pole, which he said is necessary to keep trucks 22 from knocking the sign down, and to further identify the establishment with signage 23 -on both street sides. He said he believed the pylon sign was necessary to advertise 24 the price of gas because the decision had been -made to keep the gas pumps on the 25 west side as a convenience for along time customers who were accustomed to buying 26 gas at that .-Location. The rebui l da.ng_of,37th Avenuewould require-the removal 27 of the gas pumps on the south: Mr. Flaherty insisted the line of sight for a s 28 50 square foot sign, -Lhe maximum size permitted by the City Ordinance,: wo.ul_d---be 29 shortened with a pole that tall . 30 31 The station owner contended he needed that much identification on that corner and 32 he told the Commission he intends to improve the appearance of his property by 33 landscaping once County Road D is rebuilt and working with NSP. to get the brush cut 34 away from the rear of the station. The east side of the existing building would 35 be opened for bays for servicing cars and the plans are to pave behind the building 36 to provide an passway around the station. Mr. Flaherty said he sees no parking 37 problems on the site since staging areas would be provided on the east for seven 38 vehicles to be stacked while waiting the tenor so minutes required to service 39 each car. Rapid Oil Change delivers what is usually a preconceived purchase and 40 Mr. Flaherty said involves low volumes of cars per day. 41 42 The firm President indicated he believes when Auto Traac expands its business. to the 43 former dairy store east of his property, the two businesses woul-d complement each 44 other. 45 46 The Manager estimated the station was permitted 114 square feet of signage for one 47 wall sign which would be 72 square feet for. .each of the two wall signs proposed, 48 if they are approved. Mr. Flaherty stated he believed he could live with 72 '49 square-feet of signage on the building as long as he is allowed the pylon sign 50 because he needs a gas price sign on that. corner and the Rapid Oil Change executive 51 told the Commission the City is -mom restrictive with its sign .ordinance than other •52 ' communities -as evidenced in the photos of another of his service centers, which 53 he passed around. 54 55