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• Planning Commission Minutes June 21, 1994 Page 7 1 At 8:11 P.M. Chair Gondorchin opened the Public Hearing for a request from Belair 2 Builders for a ground sign at the new dental complex on 39th and Silver Lake Road. 3 Interim City Manager Hamer explained to the Commissioners that the existing ground 4 sign at 39th Avenue N.E. and Silver Lake Road was built according to the City 5 Ordinance. The existing ground sign is a total of 32 square feet, which is the 6 maximum square footage allowed by City ordinance. The applicants are proposing a 7 ground sign which will require a 48 square foot variance. 8 Chair Gondorchin turned over the discussion to Mr. Murlowski, representing Belair 9 Builders. 10 Mr. Murlowski stated that the sign is a monument type sign that is comparable in 11 quality to adjacent signage at Apache Plaza and Twin City Federal. Mr. Murlowski 12 added that he spoke to the nearest resident, Ken Lee, and that Mr. Lee agrees with the 13 signage. The applicant said that.Belair believes the facility is excellent and that they 14 followed through with the landscaping, irrigation, attractive.parking, and enclosed 0 dumpsters. 16 Mr. Murlowski noted that the proposed signage is increased by a height of six to ten 17 inches because the roof top apparatus on top of the existing sign would be eliminated. 18 The width of the sign would be increased by about 12 inches on each side. 19 Chair Gondorchin asked if Belair is planning on landscaping around the base and Mr. 20 Murlowski replied that there is landscape around the base now, in the form of rock and 21 shrubbery. 22 Commissioner Faust referred to a prior meeting when the plans for the dental complex 23 were presented to the Planning Commission and signage was discussed. He stated that 24 at that time the consensus of the Commission was for a total of 32 square feet of 25 signage or 16 square feet on each side. The proposed request is for 40 square feet on 26 each side. 27 Mr. Murlowski pointed out that most people who come into the dental clinic are elderly 28 and have complained that they have difficulty in finding the facility. He said the roof 29 on the sign will be eliminated because it added to the signage area. Belair felt the roof 30 would be aesthetically pleasing, but would really decrease room for the dentists' 31 names. Mr. Murlowski noted that the proposed sign would need a 12 inch variance on �2 each side with an overall net increase of 24 inches in width. 33 Commissioner Faust inquired if the proposed sign, then, is 8 feet wide and 5 feet high.