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W21 of the building and still remain within the bounds of the 90 square feet of signage allowed. 3 Planning Commission Recommendation 4 Motion by Madden, seconded by Wagner to table the variance request for 5 one month. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 Chair Madden advised the petitioner to research his alternatives with 8 Acting City Manager VanderHeyden in preparation for the July Planning 9 Commission meeting. 10 St. Anthony National Bank, 2401 Lowry Avenue N.E. - Sign Variance 11 -Request 12 Chair Madden introduced the request from St. Anthony National Bank 13 requesting a variance to place a second identification sign (replacing 14 an existing sign) on the southeast wall near the front entrance, 15 measuring 14 . 25 square feet. No one present reported failure to receive 16 the notice or objected to its content. 17 Staff Report i8 Chair Madden noted that a brand new sign has been placed on the �g southwest facia of the building, and asked why that had been allowed 20 without' a variance request. Acting City Manager VanderHeyden replied 21 that the new sign was within the 150 square feet of signage allowed. 22 She stated that the two existing signs were grandfathered in, and 23 because there was no variance, they were allowed to put the new. sign 24 up but would have to get a variance for the second sign. 25 Chair Madden offered his understanding of the bank's actions that they 26 wanted two new signs, one on the southwest and one on the southeast 27 corners, and that one had already been erected. X28 Acting City Manager VanderHeyden informed the Commission that on 29 November 19, 1985 a variance for a nine square foot Cirrus sign near 30 the front entrance had been 'granted. Chair Madden stated that the 31 Cirrus was not an identification sign and that its erection had required 32 a variance for a third sign. 33 Acting City Manager VanderHeyden stated that two other signs, one at the 34 entrance to the drive-through and one at the exit to the drive-through, 35 are considered to be directional signs and were also grandfathered in. 36 Chair Madden indicated that the bank's "no parking without permit" sign 37 was also a directional sign. He noted the existence of a sign which 38 reads "do not enter" on the side which faces Stinson Boulevard, but 39 which gives information about banking services on the side which faces 40 cars going through the drive-through, and commented that he believed it 0 to be non-conforming. 9