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r 1 : o • l . —8 Ms.. Tetzon had. remained :to speak..for the St. Anthony Village Shopping Center, Inc. request fora sign. variance to the City's Sign Ordin- • ance which will allow the continued use by that firm .of the 64 square foot "For Lease" . sign attached to the existing center identification free standing sign. The sign. is one-half the size. permitted by the City ordinance and. the staff had recommended approval because of the size. of. the _commercial area the sign identifies and the depressed condition. of -the center. Mr. Berg had suggested a temporary variance .might be allowed.. Mr. . Saliterman's secretary said she believes the sign had brought in three new tenants for the center, which with the former Sandy' s building leaves only five vacancies in the center to be filled. She . is also dealing with two major prospects for tenants for the space once occupied by Snyder ' s Rexall. Mr. Sopcinski was concerned that the statement attached to the petition by the proposer meant the sign would be put back every time there is a vacancy* in the center.. Mr. Bowerman cautioned that "the Commission could be treading on dangerous ground by permitting this landlord such a sign fearing the tenants would believe they had a right to the same signage" . He thought the landlord could advertize the availability of a store omits door or windows since he already has a major identification of the center. Mr. Peterson saw the need for the sign because of. the depressed condition of the area but. favored putting a limit of .three to six months on the use of the sign each time. Mr. Jones felt the shop- ping center. should contact the sign company who had put up a sign which.-,.did not conform to the City ordinance. He wanted her to understand the Committee doesn 't want to. suppress development but wants to work with the center management to solve a mutual problem with the..-:aesthetics for the whole area. Mr. Enrooth pointed out that all the landlord had to do was remove- one side of the sign and switch the remaining sign around from side to, side to bring it into compliance with City requirements. Motion by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr. Bowerman to recommend Council denial of the request from St. . Anthony Village Shopping Center, Inc. to retain the 64 square foot sign advertising "For Lease" , finding that an .adequate size sign can be constructed to conform to the City ordinance which will also allow the shopping center adequate exposure. Before voting, the- Chairman said he had .to favor denial because of the intensity of feeling of the people who have spoken to him regarding the rundown condition of the shopping center and the landlord's apparent indifference. Mr. Saliterman' s* se.cretary 'told him the center owner is 74 years old and it is very difficult for him to attend. meetings which .run late into .the evening. Voting aye: Jones , Bowerman., Enrooth, Bjorklund and Makowske. Voting- nay: Peterson. Motion carried. Voting on the motion of denial: . Aye: Jones, Bowerman, Enrooth, Bjorklund and Makowske. Nay: Peterson. Motion of denial carried.