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-11- • 1 Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Hansen to recommend 2 . the Council grant Mr. and Mrs.- Kenneth Johnson, 1925 Simpson, Roseville, a 3 variance to the City Sign Ordinance which would allow the construction of a 4 55 square foot per side, free standing, groundhugging, monument type sign in lieu 5 of the existing pylon roof sign of the same size on Hardees Restaurant at 4004 6 Silver Lake Road. The sign, to be constructed on a two foot high planter of 7 masonry grade construction, with less than a foot of empty space between the 8 planter and' the sign for greenery; with the total sign height no more than 8 9 feet above grade; and to be located east of the existing Hardees Restaurant 10 building, as indicated on the site plan provided by the petitioners,. which should 11 also become part of this motion. 12 13 In granting the variance to allow a commercial free standing sign, the Commission 14 finds that: 15 16 1 . Precedents for granting similar variances for monument type sign had been 17 established in the immediate vicinity for the St. Anthony Townhomes, Goodyear 18 Tire Center, and Cadwallader Realty, etc. ; 19 20 2. No opposition to the sign was expressed during the December 2nd Planning 21 Commission hearing or to staff prior to the hearing; and 22 23 3. The applicants have consistently followed up on earlier agreements they had 24 with the City related to this property. 25 26 Motion carried unanimously. • 27 28 At 10: 15 P.M. the hearing was opened on the request from Roger Bona to add a 29 triangular addition to the Standard Station at the corner of 27th Avenue N.E. 30 and Kenzie Terrace N.E. which would result in a 20 foot setback from Kenzie 31 Terrace where the ordinance requires 35 feet. The request also included a lot 32 split between the station and bakery properties, both of which Mr. Bona owns, 33 which would be necessary to assure adequate setbacks on the west side of the 34 gas station building. 35 36 The customary letter informing the petitioner that he must be present for the 37 hearing had been sent to Mr. Bona, Mr. Childs said, and the Manager indicated 38 he was surprised at the station manager' s absence because he had just talked to 't 39 him about the project, at the same time he had also advised Mr. Bona to discuss ' 40 his plans with the neighbors before the hearing. John Jadnak, 2805 - 27th r 41 Avenue N.E. , had been present earlier that evening, and when the meeting went on 42 longer than he could remain, had told Mr. Childs he was concerned that the 43 proposed addition might lessen even further the parking availability on the 44 station property which is a problem for him now. The Manager said he thought it 45 was unfortunate that Mr. Bona had not discussed the new addition with his 46 neighbor as Mr. Childs had advised him to do. 47 48 Mr. Childs recommended the Commission table the matter until January during 49 which time he would urge the applicant to contact his neighbor to see if some of 50 Mr. Jadnak's concerns about the project could not be alleviated. 51 t 52 Motion by Commissioner Madden and seconded by Commissioner Bjorklund to table • 53 the Bona request. 54 55 Motion carried unanimously.