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1 representative had made by driving back and forth along the highway in 2 front of the building. W4Commissioner Brownell asked how much total signage would be on the building after the monument sign is erected. Mr. Youngquist answered 5 that the proposed sign would for the most part be the sign to identify 6 the major tenants in the building. The only additional signage 7 contemplated would be at the main entrance to the building off Old 8 Highway 8 where the name of the only tenant in the building now, 9 StratigCare, appears in vinyl lettering on one side of the doorway. The 10 building manager indicated the names of other future tenants might be 11 produced in a similar manner on the other side of the door. However, 12 Mr. Youngquist said, until the proposed new sign goes up his firm 13 perceives a need to retain the 40 foot long, 2-1/2 foot wide leasing 14 banner they now have on the building tower. 15 Commissioner Hansen told Ms. Pitcher he was somewhat concerned about 16 having a nine foot wide sign abutting a residential neighborhood because 17 several of those residents had called him indicating that among other 18 things one of their main concerns was the sign lighting at night. He 19 said he had a hard time finding a sign of the same magnitude on any 20 other City facility "except maybe the new City sign which had just been 21 erected. " 22 Mr. Youngquist told him he was certain the high school identification 23 sign just east of City Hall was at least 9 feet wide and almost 8 feet 24 tall and said that sign only had to be read from cars going 30 miles an 25 hour while a sign on Highway 88 would have to be read by drivers going 08 6 up to 55 miles an hour. The TCF sign on Silver Lake Road and the Apache Medical Building sign on Stinson Boulevard were also cited as examples of non-conforming signs for which variances had been granted. 29 Ms. Pitcher pointed out that the proposed sign would have a dark 30 background with light copy which would be lit "with as low emission of 31 light as you can get. " The sign company representative said she 32 perceived that type of sign should be a lot more subtle and professional 33 than having black copy on a white background. 34 Mr. Youngquist indicated that although the building had a potential for 35 six tenants, only the main tenant and four others would be listed on the 36 sign and any additional tenants would have to be listed on the directory 37 in the lobby. 38 Commissioner Madden said he had noticed the ground where the sign was 39 proposed to be erected was sloping quite a bit towards the highway and 40 he wondered if that slope had been included in the applicant's 41 estimation of the base size or if the slope would be evened out for the 42 base. Mr. Youngquist said he was certain that as a result of the 43 installation there would have to be some soil restoration done in the 44 ground around the sign. He added that one of the reasons they had gone 45 with a three foot base had been to compensate for and prevent the sign 46 copy from being obscured by snow cover in the winter time. However, he 0 3