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I Commissioner Hansen asked for the dimensions of the old and the new. • 2 signs. Acting City Manager VanderHeyden answered that the first sign 3 went from 43 .8 square feet to 48.5 square feet, and that the second sign 4 goes from 5.25 square feet to 14.25 square feet. 5 Chair Madden opened the public hearing at 8:45 P.M. 6 Donavon Fisher, Firstar St. Anthony Bank, 2401 Lowry Avenue N.E. 7 Mr. Fisher stated that the variance request was prompted by the purchase 8 of the bank by the First Wisconsin Corporation and the name change 9 occasioned by that purchase. He was unable to explain why the first 10 sign was erected. 11 No one else was present to speak either for or against the variance and 12 the hearing was closed at 8:47 P.M. 13 Planning Commission Reaction 14 Commissioner Hansen questioned whether the second sign would be 15 lighted. The Acting City Manager answered that the first, larger sign 16 is to be lighted, but not the second, smaller sign. 17 Commissioner Brownell commented that he was in favor of the new signage 18 because it was an attractive sign, although it was a large increase in 19 size. Commissioner Wagner commented that it was well below the total *20 allowable limit for signage, and that it was a small sign in comparison 21 to the size of the building. 22 Commissioner Hansen voiced no opposition to granting the variance. He 23 did, however, voice the opinion that this was an example of a situation 24 in which the Commission has been involved in the past wherein signs are 25 either already ordered, constructed, or even installed before a variance 26 is requested, which results in undue pressure on the Commission to 27 recommend granting of a variance. He recommended that City staff 28 consider notifying business owners in the community of the details of 29 the sign ordinance. 30 The Commission then discussed the measurements of all- the signs 31 displayed by the bank and concluded that the building was well within 32 its allowable signage limits. 33 Planning Commission Recommendation 34 Motion by Franzese, seconded by Wagner to recommend granting of a 35 variance to Firstar St. Anthony Bank, located at 2401 Lowry Avenue N.E. , 36 to place a second identification sign measuring 14.25 square feet on the 37 southeast wall near the front entrance which is a replacement for an 38 existing sign due to a name change as a consequence of acquisition of 39 the bank by Firstar corporation; further, that there have been no calls 40 opposing the variance and no one spoke against the request during the 0 10