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PQ CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING CODIMISSION MINUTES �. December 16 , 1980 The meeting was called .to order at 7 : 32 P.M., by Chairman Pro Tem .Jones .. Present for roll call: Peterson, Jones , Sopcinski, Enrooth. Absent: Makowske, Bowerman, Bjorklund. Also present: Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant. Motion by Mr. Peterson and seconded by Mr. Sopcinski to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission .meeting held November 18 , . 1980 . Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bjorklund arrived at 7: 33 P .M. and assumed the Chair. Mr. Bjorklund will represent the Commission at the Council 's December 23rd meeting. There being neither proponent nor opponent present for the scheduled 7: 35 P.M. public hearing in regard to the Hub Manufacturing proposal , the Commission agreed to delay the hearing until later in the meeting. The next item of business was the Furniture Barn sign variance request. Mr. Berg summarized the request for the 176 square foot sign proposed to be placed on the most southern easterly facing portion of the old Wards building in Apache Plaza. He stated that because of a technical point in the sign ordinance, the 25 ,000 square foot store is allowed 1/2 the normally allowed signage area because the store had no outside frontage. If it had, it would beiallowed ..27.0-.-square feet of signage. __Because it didn 't, only 135 square feet is allowed and thus the 41 square foot variance request for which staff recommend approval. - - In response to questions by the Commission, Mr. Berg stated he felt there would still be ample space available for the signage of the six or seven other potential stores in that area after this 4 foot X 44 square foot sign was erected; that he did not believe Apache management had any formal sign plan; and that he had not contacted Apache management in regard to this sign and felt if the sign was a problem, it would be between the tenant and' manage- ment with which point Mr. Jones disagreed. Mr. Rich Feneis of Scenic Sign Corporation was present to speak as the sign consultant, and agent for Furniture Barn. He felt Furniture Barn will be a major tenant-; that this is a unique situation (large store with no outside frontage) ; that it will.. be -constructed in conformance with all codes with no blinking, flashing lights. In response to questions from the Commission, he stated the sign is individual four foot internally lit white plexiglass letters to be