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c -3- • Harry Schroeder:.of Horizon Development Company, .architect..for the new office building, Anthony Place. at 28,55 Anthony Lane. South in the St. Anthony Office Park, .appeared to present the ,petition for a--free standing sign variance for a 60 square foot identification sign for the building. The proposed sign will be five feet tall, non- illuminated and in six inch white enamel letters will identify the building only as "Anthony Place, 28.55" . The architect said he had planned a small unobtrusive sign which relates to ,the materials in the building and doesn't compete with the building itself. He saw this type of signage as more aethestically pleasing than a sign on the building proper. All tenant identification will be within the building. Following a discussion of the City.'s preference for signage which meets its definition of a "monument, type" sign, Mr.. Schroeder agreed. to modify the-sign-plans to- provide. a foot tall timber .base into- which deciduous. plantings can. be made to fill the space between- the base -and bottom of the sign. Motion by Mr. Peterson and seconded- by. .Mr. Sopcinski to recommend Council. approval of- the variance for the free .standing •sign proposed for the �Anthony. Place building,. 2855 Anthony Lane South, with modi- fications agreed to .by Mr. Schroeder to--bring the -sign within the definition of a monument type sign and with no tenant identification on the sign or the building, finding that. the .sign, as modified, falls well. within the proposed guidelines set for signage in a Light Industrial district. • Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bjorklund turned .the chair;,over to Mr. Jones..while, the Commission reconsidered the request for a' sign variance for .280 square feet of additional signage on the south side of- the Country Store, 2508 38th Avenue N..E. , which they had recommended the . Council deny, - May 20.th... The Council had tabled the matter May 27th., for further information from staff as to- how the proposed Red Owl. .signage would fit into - the signage proposed for the Sibley Catalog Showrooms in the same building. Mr. Berg confirmed that the Red Owl signage request had remained basically as it had been originally proposed except„for° a willingness on Red Owl' s part to coordinate the coloring- and- .striping planned by Sibley. In his August 15th .memorandum, the Administrative Assistant had told the Commission- of his. inability to get a commitment from. Sibley as to when the 450 total square footage of signage they had been granted by the City would be placed on the building and now that the company is- in bankruptcy proceedings, the President of the company had told him no -commitment could be made until November 1 at the earliest. He said their proposed sign. for the south -- side of the building was 5 feet X 18 feet, with striping. Bruce McKeever who is in the construction .department of Red Owl con- firmed his firm had experienced the same difficulty coordinating its signate with Sibley because of that company's bankruptcy proceedings .