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1 Commissioner Brownell said he also would not be in favor of granting a variance for another sign on this restaurant because he questioned whether conditions 2 or 3 in the application could be considered to be 4 satisfied with the request. He indicated he could see no unique 5 topography which warranted special consideration and doubted whether "a 6 particular hardship was created for the property because the restaurant 7 can't be seen from Apache Plaza" because his own personal observation 8 had been that neither the restaurant nor a sign on its mansard roof 9 could be seen from Apache. 10 Commissioner Madden said that although he recognized the circumstances 11 for Burger King were somewhat different, he nevertheless perceived that 12 signage had a direct bearing on this restaurant because the two 13 establishments are so close. He indicated he also thought the fact that 14 total signage would now be only 107.1 square feet, where 150 square feet 15 are allowable should be taken into consideration. The Commission Chair 16 indicated he perceived the requested sign would not be a very 17 "domineering" type sign and said he did not find it objectionable. 18 Mr. Childs said he wasn't certain he had clarified his earlier remarks 19 about the sign not being able to be seen from Apache to mean that when 20 a driver is about to turn onto the service road between Midwest Federal 21 and the gas station, the gas station obstructs the visibility of both 22 the restaurant and its existing sign from the driver's view before he 23 can decide to make the turn which would take him into Hardees. 24 Commissioner Madden reported having missed the driveway altogether when he was attempting to get to Hardees from the Apache Mall. 26 Commissioner Wagner said, like Commissioner Madden, he saw nothing 27 objectionable about the sign which was being requested and thought a 28 sign on the roof would help the business. However, he said, it still 29 bothered him that the owner hadn't left the sign where it was four years 30 ago. 31 Commissioner London indicated he could see no compelling reason to grant 32 this variance because he perceived the owner had created the hardship 33 himself. He also said he thought the City should not be compelled to 34 repeat a mistake like the one he perceived had been made with the Burger 35 King signage. Commissioner Brownell echoed his opposition. 36 This led to a discussion of setting precedents which the City Attorney 37 had indicated was not as important as considering each variance on its 38 own merits. 39 Planning Commission Recommendation , 40 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Franzese to recommend the City Council 41 grant a variance from the Sign Ordinance of the City Code to allow the 42 proposed 37.1 foot wall sign on the westerly portion of the south facing 43 mansard roof of the Hardees Restaurant, 4004 Silver Lake Road, finding 44 that: 11