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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 21 , 1992 PAGE 10 4 5 6 hardship in the findings . 7 8 Franzese requested staff to contact other gas service 9 centers with pylon signs regarding the arrangements made 10 with their suppliers . 11 12 Burt noted there are no other operations similar to this 13 one in St . Anthony. 14 15. Thompson felt the location of this operation requires 16 signage for visibility. 17 18 Gondorchin inquired if all of sign allowance funding had 19 been spent on the pylon sign . Mr. Vogt responded that all 20 that is remaining to be done are the footings and they 21 are not very costly. He also noted that any oil suppliers 22 will bear the cost of a pylon . Franzese inquired if the 23 pylon signs presently in place could be used at any of 24 their other locations or be sold . Mr. Vogt felt this 25 would not be the case. 26 Faust stated that the pylon sign will remain only if there is a gasoline brand sign on it . 29 30 Burt stated that as the ordinance is written staff has 31 come to its interpretation. If the Planning Commission 32 arrives at some Findings the request can be granted. 33 34 Murphy felt this decision would be based on a 35 "condition. " Werenicz felt this may not be workable as 36 the strip was not dependent on a gas station being 37 located in it . 38 39 Werenicz observed that the Planning Commission really 40 does not want to be in the position of re-writing the .41 Sign Ordinance based on one situation. T.he pressure to 42 approve a non-conforming sign is being brought by the 43 suppliers . 44 45 The Public Hearing was closed at 8 : 41 p.m. 46 47 Faust requested that the three conditions for granting a 48 variance be read. Urbia read the three conditions for the 49 granting of a variance. They are as follows : 50 51 1 ) The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property' in .the neighborhood or 4 village .