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1 *consideration of security for the ponding areas as well as a walking path around the site perimeters; 3 *provision of a walkway to the shopping center areas; 4 *provision of access to the site for emergency vehicles. 5 Notion carried unanimously. 6 Commission Recommends New Restaurant Signage Proposal 7 At 8:15 P.M. the Chair read aloud the Notice of the Hearing on the 8 request from Thomas J. Aulwes, owner of TA's Family Restaurant, 2905 9 Kenzie Terrace, for a variance from the City Sign Ordinance regulations 10 to allow a second wall sign on the east wall of his restaurant. The 11 notice had been published in the August 3rd Bulletin and sent to all 12 property owners of record within 200 feet of the subject property. No 13 one present reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its 14 content. 15 Proposal 16 *to erect two signs of 56 square feet each, for a total of 112 square 17 feet of signage where the Ordinance would allow one sign of 100 square 18 feet; 19 *to remove the roof sign which has been grandfathered from past iowners. 21 Staff Report 22 Childs reiterated information in his August 12th memorandum, 23 including his recommendation that the variance be granted because: 24 a. the restaurant has three street frontages and the City has 25 previously granted variances for second signs on corner lots; 26 b. the exchange of a smaller wall sign for the removal of the 27 controversial roof sign would remove some of the problems 28 caused by the non-conforming signage the previous restaurant 29 owner put up before the Commission could act on his request; 30 C. the applicant had already removed some of that signage from 31 the building but had waited for City approval to finish what 32 appears would be a more tasteful sign on the building; 33 d. staff knows of no connection between the applicant and either 34 of the previous owners; 35 e. no calls or letters opposing the variance have been received 36 at this time. • 7