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1 Chair Madden advised the petitioner that the Commission's recommendation •2 would be presented to the City council on June 27, 1989. 3 Nationwide Sewing and Vacuum, 2922 Pentagon Drive - Sign Variance 4 ReWest 5 Chair Madden introduced the request from Nationwide Sewing and Vacuum 6 for a sign variance to re-erect a 45.5 square foot second sign ( "ORECK 7 XL" ) on the south side of the Nationwide Sewing and Vacuum Store located 8 in the St. Anthony Shopping Center, 2922 Pentagon Drive. No one present 9 reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its content. 10 Staff Report 11 Acting City Manager VanderHeyden reported that the original variance 12 granted in June, 1986, allowed the petitioner to replace an existing, 13 non-conforming reader board approximately 160 square feet with a sign 14 measuring 45.5 square feet. The variance was granted in 1986 on the 15 grounds of the corner location of the store and the identification of 16 a second business within the store. Staff feels that the Commission 17 should take into consideration the signage plan passed in January, 1989, 18 by both the Planning Commission and the City Council requiring that all 19 existing shopping center signage be removed and new signage be placed 20 only in accordance with the approved signage plan. 21 Chair Madden asked whether the existing plaque which provides the name 22of the business and its address is a wall sign or a directional sign. 03 Acting Manager City VanderHeyden replied that it is a wall sign. 24 Commissioner Brownell pointed out that the request by the owner is for 25 permission to re-erect a sign reading "Oreck XL Vacuums" while the 26 Notice of Hearing specifies only the words "Oreck XL. " Acting City 27 Manager VanderHeyden said that the word "vacuums" was inadvertently left 28 off the Notice of the Hearing.* 29 Chair Madden opened the public hearing at 8:12 P.M. 30 Thomas Peters, Nationwide Sewing and Vacuum 31 Mr. Peters submitted to the Commission pictures of the reader board and 32 the side of the building before it was repainted. Mr. Peters stated 33 that he assumed that when the shopping center was remodeled that the 34 paneling would be extended around his side of the building similar to 35 the library's side of the building. He stated that he understood the 36 earlier variance to have been granted on the basis that he was offering 37 an additional service to the community. He offered the information that 38 vacuum cleaner business currently constitutes 30 percent of his total 39 business. He commented that since the sign had been taken down, he has 40 received inquires from people as to whether or not the business still 41 deals with vacuum cleaners. He voiced the opinion that the sign is an 42 attractive sign and is only three years old. 6