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-4- Councilman Marks. pointed out that' .most of the businesses in Apache are closed after 10 : 00 P.M. , so .a twenty-four hour cashing service would probably not be too helpful after that time. The- bank representative indicated the machines are actually not in operation for the entire 24 hours since they are usually closed down between 1 :00 A.M. and 2 :00 A.M. for servicing each night, but they are used extensively early in the morning before the bank opens . . The cash machines enable the bank to keep . away from normal retail hours which would be very cost prohibitive. Councilman Letourneau commented that he did not see the possibility that .the cash machines would be- drawing a .crowd of cars or persons to the facility at one time. Councilman Ranallo indicated. he .is mostly. concer-ned .with increasing the size of what is already a non-conforming sign .. He also saw the irony of encouraging a 24 hour service when the Council had just gone through a painstaking process of rewriting the ordinance to keep businesses from operating in the City all night. When Councilman Marks said only places which offered entertainment had been the target of that ordinance, Councilman Ranallo indicated he had personally been opposed to any type of business being conducted in the City past 1: 00 A.M. Mr. Stahlmann said written responses by persons who use the cash machines indicate they provide a real service when they are unable to • utilize the regular banking facilities . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Sundland to follow the Planning Commission recommendation to grant a variance to the City Sign Ordinance which would permit Twin City Federal, 3899 Silver Lake Road to add 12. 6 square feet. of additional signage to their existing display, specifically for a numeric and letter double-sided sign to read "24 HOUR TELLER" , on the condition that .portion. of the display should not be illuminated from 1: 00 A.M. to 6 :00 A.M. , finding, as did the Planning Commission that: (:l) Granting such a variance could not be considered to be detrimental to that particular corner where a banking facility has already been established on a large plot of land which is surrounded by commercial development. (2) Denying the request might place Twin City Federal in a competitive disadvantage with other banking institutions who are not as restricted to their signage when advertising the new electronic developments in banking. Voting on the motion: Aye: Marks, Sundland, Letourneau, and Enrooth. Nay: Ranallo. • Motion carried.