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61 Commissioner Wagner noted that a sign has been erected on the grounds 2 next to the Mobil station, and Acting City Manager VanderHeyden 3 indicated that that was a temporary sign and would be allowed for six 4 months if no permanent sign was allowed. Commissioner Wagner concluded 5 that the request under consideration was for a permanent sign. 6 Chair Madden opened the public hearing at 9:05 P.M. 7 Peter Bloch, Coldwell Banker Commercial 8 Mr. Bloch stated that he had been retained by the shopping center 9 ownership to lease space in the shopping center. He explained that the 10 sign is permanent in the sense that it is to be affixed to the building 11 itself, but that it will be on display temporarily. He noted that the 12 reason for the request was to create greater visibility for Coldwell 13 Banker's leasing and marketing efforts, and that the sign would be 14 visible from Kenzie Terrace. 15 Commissioner Wagner asked Mr. Bloch to describe the exact location of 16 the proposed sign and to describe the sign itself. Mr. Bloch explained 17 that the sign would be approximately 16 square feet to be affixed to the 18 rear of what is referred to as Building 2 facing Kenzie Terrace. He 19 further stated that the sign will read, "For Lease, Coldwell Banker 20 Commercial Real Estate, Call Bonnie Franta or Peter Bloch, 338-4700. " 21 He stated the sign would be wood, and that the words "for lease" would 22be in red and that the remainder of the lettering would be in blue or X2 3 black letters on a white background. 24 Commissioner Wagner asked how long the sign would remain. Mr. Bloch 25 replied that it is their practice to remove all signs once leasing 26 efforts are completed. He stated that although they have a twelve month 27 contract, they hope to be able to remove the sign in six months; 28 otherwise, they would return to the Planning Commission with a request 29 for a six month extension. He further stated that they had decided 30 that affixing a sign to the building would impede traffic less than a 31 post-mounted sign in the pavement. 32 Commissioner Hansen asked whether the Sign Ordinance prohibited a 33 temporary sign from being affixed to a building, but Acting City Manager 34 VanderHeyden replied that that is not the case. 35 Mr. Bloch assured the Commission that Coldwell Banker would not return 36 to ask for additional signs. 37 No one else was present to speak either for or against the variance, 38 and the hearing was closed at 9:10 P.M. 39 Planning Commission Recommendation 40 Motion by Franzese, seconded by- Brownell, to recommend granting a 41 variance to Coldwell Banker for the purposes of erecting a sign reading 0 12