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1PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 02 NOVEMBER 16, 1993 3 PAGE 5 4 5 6 Discussion by Commissioners. 7 8 Commissioner Bergstrom indicated that he felt the Commission had the cart before the 9 horse. He thought it would be appropriate to table this item until the Commission 10 had a discussion of ground signs. 11 12 Commissioner Franzese indicated she found a hardship because Goodyear is set so far 13 back from the road and the distance is intensified by the coloration of the signage next 14 to Hardee's and the fact that you have to have advance warning to make the u-turn to 15 get into the business from the south. 16 17 Commissioner Gondorchin indicated he was not in favor of granting Goodyear a wall 18 sign because there would be two plus the fact that Goodyear appears across the garage 19 door. The Commissioner recommended Goodyear simply make the ground sign 20 larger making use of landscaping bonuses available. 21 22 Chair Faust indicated he did not support a variance because he does not find hardship 4 3 and indicated his concern for setting precedents for other businesses. 4 25 Commissioner Madden indicated he saw a hardship and agreed with Commissioner 26 Franzese regarding the visibility factor neighboring businesses have due to much 27 larger signs. He indicated that he was alarmed about the eroding tax base in the area 28 and felt the City needed to encourage business and jobs. He indicated he felt granting 29 a ground sign was a very small price to pay to keep a business. 30 31 Commissioner Makowske agreed with everyone regarding the wall sign and indicated 32 he did see a hardship because of the setback and current sign visibility. He indicated 33 he spoke with the manager of Goodyear and who was anxious to have a new sign and 34 make improvements. 35 36 Commissioner Franzese indicated she was in favor of Goodyear's request for a second 37 sign because when you pass the building you don't look at the ground sign and 38 because of the setback location. Commissioner Madden indicated he believed Mr. 39 Ewald withdrew his request for a second sign and Mr. Ewald affirmed_. 40 41 Motion by Franzese, seconded by Madden that the Planning Commission recommend 42 to the Council to grant a variance to replace the existing Goodyear ground sign. It 43 should be replaced with one that would be four inches lower than the measurements 44 submitted with a height no greater than six feet with the condition that there must be 45 landscaping in order to take advantage of the bonus situation and after which there 06