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11 <br /> 1 on the side of his building for people approaching from the <br /> 2 south. In summary, he stated that new signage on the <br /> 3 building would improve the appearance of the store and <br /> 4 thereby enhance the area . He stated that Mr . Berggren' s <br /> 5 store does suffer a unique hardship because it is so distant <br /> 6 from the main traveled roadway and because it has such a <br /> 7 small window of visibility. He said that, while Mr . <br /> 3 Berggren ' s store is 1 , 440 feet from Silver Lake Road, the <br /> 9 typical supermarket is less than 100 feet from a :Hain <br /> 10 traveled roadway. To - further diminish the visibility of Mr . <br /> 11 Berggren ' s supermarket by diminishing the size of the sign <br /> 12 could conceivably hurt business . <br /> 13 <br /> 14 The hearing was closed at 8 : 53 p.m. for Commisssion <br /> 15 consideration of a recommendation. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Commissioner Werenicz asked assistant VanderHeyden if she <br /> 18 had been able to discover any past sign variances granted to <br /> 19 the property now occupied by Country Store . assistant <br /> 20 VanderHeyden replied that the records which were immediately <br /> 21 accessible did not go back far enough, and that older <br /> 22 records would have to be procured from the vault during <br /> 23 regular office hours . Commissioner Werenicz stated that he <br /> 24 would not be opposed to the new signage if evidence of a <br /> 25 previous sign variance could be obtained. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Commissioner Hansen commented that a somewhat false <br /> 28 impression had been made by claiming that the signage would <br /> 29 be smaller than what currently exists , particularly when <br /> 30 taking into consideration the altered liquor store signage . <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Commissioner Faust commented that in some cases the <br /> 33 Commissioners are guided by precedents while in other cases <br /> 34 they are not . He stated that , since no evidence was <br /> 35 immediately available to show a previous variance , he would <br /> 36 approach the issue by considering its merits . Commissioner <br /> 37 Hansen stated that he was not opposed to the signage as <br /> 38 proposed , but requested that staff research previous <br /> 39 variances prior to the City Council meeting so that the <br /> 40 Council might have that information available to them for <br /> 41 their consideration . Commissioner Brownell agreed with <br /> 42 Commissioner Hansen' s suggestion and stated that he , too, <br /> 43 felt that the proposal had merit . <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Motion by Faust, seconded by Brownell , to approve the <br /> 46 sign variance request as submitted for Vernon Berggren , 2503 <br /> 47 - 33th avenue NE, finding that the request meets the three <br /> 48 statutory requirements for a variance ; that the store ' s <br /> 49 distance from the main traveled roadway and limited <br /> 50 visibility constitute a distinct and unusual hardship which <br /> f <br />