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-2- He also told the Commission members that the entrance to his facility is on the west side facing the Apache mall and the two .bays which open to the east are not used at present other than for .his storage space. Mr. Berg cited the sign ordinance provision for signage for the build- ing with the addition of new businesses and Bob Dougherty, a former City Councilman, who was present regarding another matter, questioned whether existing signage would have to be reduced .to- conform to the total signage limits provided for. the building by the ordinance. This was a point the Commission agreed should probably be addressed in the new sign ordinance. Mr. Jones said- .he was willing to do all he can to improve the economic health of Apache Plaza but believed a rectangular sign would be more visually pleasing that the configuration proposed in the sketch and recommended the variance size be increased by three feet to provide a 6 X 3 sign. However, Mr. Martens agreed with Mr. Enrooth that with the decreased lettering for the business identification, 15 feet should provide ample signage and he suggested cut out letters might further improve the visual appearance of the sign. Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded by Mr. Enrooth to recommend Council approval of fifteen additional feet of signage for the Qwik Car Care Center located in the northern portion (two stalls facing west) of the former Apache Plaza automobile service center building at 3808 Silver Lake Road, with the sign located on the westerly exterior of the building, as shown in the exhibit presented by Mr. . Martens with his application. As agreed to by Mr. Martens, the wording • for the 3 foot by 5 foot sign will be changed from that originally proposed to identify the "Qwik Car Care" center and its business phone number. The Commission finds the existing signage , which the applicant was forced to utilize, did not provide identification of the business on the west side of Apache where most of the traffic is generated; the signage will not be detrimental to the public welfare; and the building location- in the middle of a parking lot can be considered unique to other properties in the same area. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed at 8: 10 P.M. and resumed at 8 :25 P.M. to discuss the latest developments on the proposed rezoning of the Clark station property at. the corner of 33rd Avenue N.E. and Stinson Boulevard. As he reported in his August 12th memorandum, Mr.. Berg stated contacts with the Clark company officials indicate a sale of the property to Mr. Fisher is still anticipated. The Council had tabled the Commission' s recommendation of rezoning approval during their July 21st meeting when they learned the ownership of the property was in doubt. Motion by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr. Bjorklund to request staff to inform Duane Fisher that the Commission has set a period of 100 days as the time in which he must consummate his agreement with the Clark company or be required to appear before the Commission to reactivate his request for rezoning. Motion carried unanimously.