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c� -5- • 1 the construction of a second floor addition to the center units of the mini-warehouses 2 located at 3829 Foss Road, as proposed in the plans included in the Commission 3 agenda packet and presented during the June 18th Commission hearing; finding that. 4 5 1 . All three conditions which are required to' be satisfied for such a variance 6 had- been done so* with the proposal , especially in regard to the physical 7 attributes of' the site, which is located"on 'a deadend street with little or no 8 traffic, and has a unique slope and topography; 9 10 2. Land values in 'the 'area would not be .harmed by granting the variance; 11 12 3. Granting the variance would not -intensify the potential for the conflict of 13 land use which had been identified in the City's Comprehensive Plan; 14 15 4. The two story_ building would -not limit the visibility of -other structures 16 in the same area; 17 18 5. No one spoke in opposition to the proposed variances; 19 20 6. The proponent addressed all issue and concerns raised by the Planning Commission 21 members during the hearing; 22 23 7. The proponent -has a proven track- record of-implementing stated development 24 goals and objectives; and 25 26 8. The existing operation has proved to *be a clean, non-offending, and non- 27 polluting use. 28 29 The Planning Commission further recommends that the variance be granted contingent 30 upon: 31 32 a. business activity in general being 'limited to only the daylight hours; 33 34 b. site security lighting being maintained; and 35 36 c. the existing temporary signage on the owner's truck/trailer parked across 37 , Sunset Drive being removed. 38 39 Before.-.the vote on the motion was taken, Commissioner Madden indicated he believed .40 imposing so many restrictions on a business, which normally- had -few problems to 41 be unnecessary, to which the maker responded that he perceived it to be incombent 42 on -the Commission to be both explicit and thorough when recommending a variance 43 because in the past failure to do so had caused legal problems for the City. 44 45 The motion carried unanimously. 46 47 The meeting was recessed from 8:45 P.M. to 8:57 P.M. , when the public hearing was 48 opened to consider the request from a sign company for a variance to the City Sign 49 Ordinance which would- allow Cooksbury- Book Store, 2955 Pentagon Drive, to erect 50 a second, ident�tcal , identification sign on the outside wall of their corner store, 51 which would face Highway *88 and' the frontage road running between their store and 52 the highway. • 53 54 The Manager. reported receiving no calls about the .request since the notice of the 55 hearing had- been published in the' June 4th Bulletin and mailed to the only property 56 owner of record within 200 feet of the subject property which was the management