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1 taxes but perceived the signage at the gateway to St. Anthony should • 2 give a good example to other businesses in the City. 3 Mr. Nelson said the Council's intent with the canopy sign in front was 4 to eliminate the existing unsightly RESTAURANT sign and substitute an 5 awning sign across the front which would be lit from the back. He 6 perceived it would dress up the building and would be good for the whole 7 City. He said using the canopy from the front of the building on the 8 west side represented a savings for the City as well. 9 When he mentioned how difficult it had been to get business at the SAV 10 I bottle shop back up where it was before the move to the building next it to the Stonehouse, Commissioner Hansen said may be the signs on the 12 canopy should say On and Off Sale instead. The Liquor Manager 13 indicated that wouldn't be necessary because the copy on the pylon sign 14 was going to be changed to SAV LIQUORas indicated on the drawings he 15 then distributed. 16 Rod Johnson, who was present to discuss the changes in the Mid-America 17 Cheese Store in the St. Anthony Shopping Center commented that the 18 City's large pylon sign tended to take away from the effect of the new 19 signage the Center had just erected. Mr. Nelson reiterated that the 20 City's pylon had been up for 20 years and the only change which was 21 going to be made was to the copy. The Chair suggested Mr. Johnson might 22 want to contact the Council about his concerns through the Acting City 23 Manager. &4 Planning Commission Recommendation 25 Motion by Franzese, seconded by Wagner to recommend the half barrel 26 canopy sign be moved to the west side of the Stonehouse building where 27 it would be functional for protecting customers from rain, etc. and 28 because of the fact that business is situated on a corner and needs 29 signage on that side. The Commission also perceives this signage would 30 incur little expense for the City since the sign is already in existence 31 on the other side of the building. The Commission also recommends that 32 the lettering for BAR and LOUNGE be removed from the front wall of the 33 building and that only the lettering on the sides of the barrel canopy 34 sign which show from the street be retained. 35 Motion carried unanimously. 36 Commission Recommends Giving Mid-America Another Six Months to Find a 37 Subtenant 38 Although no public hearing had been scheduled, the Commission's 39 recommendation was sought regarding the request from Mid-America 40 Dairymen, 1265 Grey Fox Road, Arden Hills that the City grant them a 41 temporary delay of enforcement for the combination of uses (retail in 42 the front of and the warehouse/storage in the rear) at the Mid-America 43 Cheese Store at 2912 Pentagon Drive in the St. Anthony Shopping Center. 0 3