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} -7- • 1 1 . Another single family home could be added to the City stock; 2 3 2. There have been ample examples of precedents of this type permitting similar 4 size lots to be built in the City and in that particular neighborhood; 5 6 3. There is -some indication that historically this property might have been 7 divided into two entities in the past-; and 8 9 4. All conditions which are required by law to be satisfied affirmatively have 10 been done so. ' 11 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 14 At 9:07 P.M. , Chairman Zawislak opened the hearing which had gone out to .all property 15 owners -of record within 200 feet of the subjectproperty and which had been published F' 16 in the August 8th Bulletin. No one present reported failure to receive the notice I. 17 or objected to its content. 18 19 E. F. Flaherty, President of Rapid Oil Change, Inc. , 2950 4th Avenue South, was 20 present to request permission to erect- 6 two faced illuminated .sign (50 square 4 21 feet on each side) on a 14 foot pole, which he said is necessary to keep trucks is 22 from knocking the sign down, and to further: identify the establishment with signage 23 on both street sides. He said he believed the pylon sign-was necessary to- advertise 24 the price of. gas because the decision had .been made to keep the gas pumps on the ! 25 west side as a convenience for along- time customers who were accustomed to buying 26 gas at that location. The rebuilding of 37th Avenue would .require the removal •27 of � the gas pumps on the south. Mr. . Flaherty. insisted, the line of sight for a 28 50 square foot sign, the maximum size permitted by the City Ordinance, would be ; 29 shortened with a pole that tal-1 . 30 �. 31 The station owner contended he needed that -much identification on that corner and 32 he told the Commission he intends to improve the appearance of his .property by 33 landscaping once County Road D is rebuilt and working with NSP to get the brush cut 34 away from the rear of the station.. The east side of the existing building would 35 be opened for bays for servici:ng .cars and the plans are to pave behind the building 36 to provide an passway around. the station. Mr. Flaherty said he sees no parking 37 problems on the site since staging areas would be provided .on the east for seven 38 vehicles to be stacked wh.ile waiting 'the ten or so minutes required to service 39 each car. Rapid Oil Change delivers what is usually a preconceived purchase and 40 Mr. Flaherty said involves low volumes of cars per day. 41 42 The firm President .indicated he believes when' Auto Tr.aac expands its business to the 43____f_o.r_mer dairy store east of_hi_s_property_, the two businesses would complement each 44 other. 45 46 The Manager estimated the station was permitted 114 square feet of signage for one 47 wall sign which would be 72 .square feet for each of the two wall signs proposed, 48 if they are approved. , Mr. Flaherty stated he- believed he could live with 72 49- square feet of signage on the building as long as he is allowed the pylon sign 50 because he needs a gas price sign on that corner. and the Rapid Oil Change executive 51 told the .Commi,ssion the City is more-restrictive with its sign ordinance than other •52 communities as evidenced in the photos of another of his service centers, which 53- 'he passed around. 54- 55