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1 already been erected on the front portion of the building for the 41 <br /> • 2 square feet over the 100 square feet the City Sign Ordinance allows <br /> 3 that building and that no additional variances be granted for addi- <br /> 4 tional signage on the structure. <br /> 5 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 6 Before the applicants left, Mr. Childs clarified the question of the <br /> 7 pylon sign further by telling them that since the ordinance only <br /> 8 allowed them one sign when they got permission to put up the front <br /> 9 sign, that was given in lieu of the roof sign and the reader board <br /> 10 for which they had been advised they would have to seek variances. <br /> 11 They had, in effect, given up their right to keep the pylon sign when <br /> 12 they put up the front sign. <br /> 13 Welcome Reiterated <br /> 14 Commissioners Hansen and Wagner told Mr. Farrell they were glad to <br /> 15 have such a good business replace the unsuccessful one which had <br /> 16 previously been in that location and they anticipated they and their <br /> 17 families would be among the many St. Anthony residents who would take <br /> 18 advantage of home style cooking. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 All Commissioners Concur That Rapid Oil' s Pylon Sign Has to Come Down <br /> 21 At 8 : 35 P.M. , the Chair continued the November 17th hearing to <br /> 22 consider a Petition for Sign Variance from Mark Gilbertson, Project <br /> 03 Manager for Rapid Oil Change, to allow the business at 3701 Silver <br /> 24 Lake Road to leave in place an existing, non-conforming, free-standing <br /> 25 sign on their property at the corner of 37th Avenue and Silver Lake <br /> 26 Road. <br /> 27 Staff Mr. Childs recalled the sign in question had been allowed <br /> 28 Report: Rapid Oil when they took over this property in 1984 and <br /> 29 while they were still selling gasoline as an auxiliary to <br /> 30 the quick lube service Rapid Oil Change normally offers <br /> 31 its customers at its other locations; <br /> 32 read aloud the portion of the ordinance which indicated <br /> 33 free-standing signs were only permitted to gas stations <br /> 34 which "shall be allowed in addition to all other authorized <br /> 35 signs, one pylon sign to identify the gasoline brand" ; <br /> 36 reported that at some point this summer Rapid Oil had <br /> 37 ceased to sell gasoline, having removed the last two pump <br /> 38 islands. This had resulted in the City telling them to <br /> 39 remove the pylon sign and the company' s decision to apply <br /> 40 for a variance to retain the signage; <br /> 41 <br /> 42 reiterated that because of the company' s concern that people <br /> 43 might think they had left that corner when the business is <br /> 44 shut down for remodeling, he was recommending removal not be <br /> • 9 <br />