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-5- instances where buildings -on 37th Avenue will obstruct the vision of drivers from the sign-, thereby. eliminating most .of the sign' s effectiveness for drawing 'in customers anticipated. by. Mr. McKeever, Mr. Bjorklund. did not believe the variance will "save or destroy the business" or that the Planning Commission should be held responsible for its viability. . Mr. Peterson disagreed with the other Commission. members ' assumptions about the need for the sign saying he saw "a real need -for a sign on the south side of the building because you can't read the sign on the north side from- 37th Avenue if you-.'re going west" . He suggested a more positive view be taken of the request rather than a "preoccupa- tion with the aethestics" . However, when Mr.. Sopcinski pointed out that the variance petition had not satisfied ,him. regarding the conditions set for granting such a variance , Mr. Peterson- agreed that this had not been done. At first, Mr. Enrooth and Mr. Bjorklund moved .that no recommendation be made to the Council regarding the request. because _circumstances had not changed enough to justify withdrawing their- denial recom- mendation, but at the urging of Mrs . Makowske, amended their motion as follows: Motion by Mr. Enrooth. and seconded by Mr. .Bjorklund. to recommend denial by the Council of the- request for a variance to the City ordinance requirements for 280 square feet of additional signage for • the Country Store. because..conditions Nos. 2 and. 3 ..for such a vari- ance have not been satisfactorily met in the opinion .of the Commission. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bjorklund assumed the chair for- the consideration .of. the petition for a free standing sign variance for the proposed Kiwanis community bulletin board. Hobie Swan, 2.50.1 Lowry. Avenue N..E. , presented the Kiwanis Club proposal, that the site identified. as 2.9.10 Kenzie Terrace be acquired by the Kiwanis Club- for construction of a community bulletin board which will be dedicated to the City. of. St. Anthony and its residents on. behalf o f 'the Club. With the petition for, the sign variance, Mr. Swan had submitted. a statement describing the sign and outlining its purpose and the .extent of the .City' s participation once it is constructed by the - club.. According to. the proposal , the City will assume the administration and maintenance of the sign and will, . by an adopted policy, review beforehand, the messages to be put on the 64 square foot, double faced lexon panels ., . The Kiwanis representative gave' .the reasons the club had decided on this site which is at the intersection of Silver Lake Road, Kenzie Terrace and St. Anthony Boulevard rather than near Park View school or the "posey park" on Highway 88. He gave the history of the site which had been acquired by the State for an intersection plan which never materialized and the Department. of .Transportation had now • indicated a willingness to deed the land back to the City.