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-10- Appearing for the restaurant was K. C. George who had addressed all • three conditions and given in his August 3rd letter all the reasons he perceives the request would meet all three conditions set for, granting such a variance, -which the Chair indicated she had found most helpful. She also reported noticing that the lights on the existing signs were turned off each evening as agreed to and reported discussing the additional signage with Art Thompson who lives on 37th Avenue N.E. and would be viewing the sign from' his picture window and who had indicated he would have no problem -with the proposal . Commissioner Zawislak said he was gratified to find a businessman who has the foresight not to use all his permitted signage up before he knows for certain just what additional identification he needs . It was agreed that this- property could be considered unique because it can be reached from two main thoroughfares and because it repre- sents an impulse buying type of business , additional signage was necessary to identify the restaurant to potential customers coming into the complex from the west to. Country Store: The hearing, was closed at 10 : 30 P.M. Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Zawislak to recommend the Council grant the variance .to. the City Sign Ordinance for the additional signage as presented on Exhibit "Z" in the agenda parcel for the Zantigo Restaurant at 3704 Silver Lake Road, finding • that: (1) Granting the variance would not be detrimental or injurious to other property in the same area because the restaurant is located in a commercial shopping complex and there are great distances between it and the closest residential property which could- be adversely affected. (2) . It would be a hardship for the restaurant if the petition for the variance were denied because of the shape of the building and its location on a small site within the confines of a large shopping center with two street frontages and accesses , and most importantly, three access directions from. the west, south and east. (3) The conditions upon which the application is based are unique to this parcel of land because of the large exposure of the property to the west where the primary traffic is generated from the east and south, making signage uniquely difficult on this particular building and property. (4) The total signage for the existing signs on the building as well as the requested sign would be less than the permitted square footage for this. building and in other respects this property had been developed in accordance with all City and state codes and standards . • (5) No one spoke in opposition ..to the request during the hearing.