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1 prosper in the long run because of improvements in that road- <br /> ' 2 way, <br /> 3 suggested resiting the signage on the building closer to the <br /> 4 corner of the building to provide better visibility, which to <br /> 5 his way of thinking, "was already quite good on that corner" ; <br /> 6 indicated he would go along with the delay in sign removal; <br /> 7 suggested the establishment ' s managers might want to seek <br /> 8 permission from the City to utilize window ads which would <br /> 9 let the public know the business was only temporarily closed <br /> 10 for remodeling; <br /> 11 advised proponents that he knew of several cases where <br /> 12 several businesses in the same area with less visibility than <br /> 13 this store, had been denied pylon signs because the City <br /> 14 code says that type of signage is allowed only for businesses <br /> 15 which sell gas; <br /> 16 in response to Mr. Gilbertson' s claim that Rapid Oil had <br /> 17 always continued to provide full automobile services, indi- <br /> 18 . cated he perceived the services they offered to be only one <br /> 19 segment of the auto repair industry. <br /> 20 Franzese: said establishing a precedent like this one might thwart the <br /> 21 purpose of the sign ordinance to keep St. Anthony signage <br /> W2 low key; <br /> 23 disputed the claim that the condemnation had made this situ- <br /> 24 ation unique pointing out all the other businesses, with <br /> 25 perhaps the exception of the gas station across the street, <br /> 26 who had much less signage than Rapid Oil; <br /> 27 told Mr. Gilbertson she thought he would have to admit his <br /> 28 business enjoyed a lot of exposure on that corner even with- <br /> 29 out the pylon sign; <br /> 30 also indicated she perceived gas stations to be more "spur <br /> 31 of the moment" type of businesses, concluding from her own <br /> 32 experience as a regular customer, that most visits were <br /> 33 planned well in advance. <br /> 34 Wingard: disagreed with the conclusions the other two Commissioners <br /> 35 had come to, saying that in spite of the City regulations <br /> 36 against Rapid Oil retaining the sign, he would hate to see <br /> 37 the company have to spend $500 to tear down a sign he per- <br /> 38 sonally thought was fairly attractive and "not a nuisance <br /> 39 at all. " <br /> 40 Hearing Tentatively Continued to November 30th <br /> • 9 <br />