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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 15, 2000 Page 2 1 Motion carried unanimously. 2 . III. COMMUNICATION FROM CITY COUNCIL. 3 None. 4 IV. REQUESTS FOR POSTPONEMENTS OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATIONS. 5 None. 6 V. NEW APPLICATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS. 7 A. Public Hearing Petition for Variance Murphy's Service Center. 8 Chair Bergstrom opened the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. and requested a report from Staff. 9 Assistant City Manager Spencer Isom noted that the applicant, Richard C. Graff, is seeking to re- 10 place the business sign at his Conoco gas station located at 3501 29th Avenue NE. The gas sta- 11 tion is a commercial business located in a L 1 zoning district. The proposed sign exceeds allow- 12 able dimensions for L1 zoning. However, it is within the allowable dimensions had his land 13 been zoned Cl. The land has been used for a gas station since 1958. Mr. Graff has owned the 14 business since 1973 and,therefore, the land is deemed to be "grandfathered." Staff has discussed 15 this issue with City Attorney Soth and it was decided that the conditions supporting a variance do 16 exist. �17 Isom noted, however, that upon review of the zoning ordinance,his assessment was incorrect, 18 and that it is not a question of the dimension, but rather that type of sign being allowed in the L1 19 district. A pylon sign is allowed in a C district. 20 Bergstrom confirmed that pylon signs are not allowed in a L1 district; however, upon recommen- 21 dation by City Attorney Soth in a previous discussion,the sign would be "grandfathered" in 22 under prior zoning districts. 23 Isom acknowledged that because of the zoning requirements, Mr. Graff was required to appear 24 before the Planning Commission to request a new sign. 25 Mr. Graff relayed to the Commission the same facts that he had presented at the Concept Review 26 at a prior meeting. The current sign was damaged by a truck over Memorial Day weekend, and it 27 has been determined that the sign cannot be repaired. 28 Hanson inquired of Mr. Graff if the new sign would be in the same location as the current sign. 29 Mr. Graff explained the location of the sign,which was essentially the same as it is currently, and 30 detailed the dimensions and structure of the new sign. 31 Hanson inquired if the sign would be lit at all hours. Mr. Graff responded that the sign would be 32 lit up all day and night and there would actually be floodlights towards the sign. 1033 Chair Bergstrom closed the public hearing at 7:19 p.m. and asked for Commission input. 34 Tillmann noted that the new sign looked better than the old sign. The other Commissioners 35 agreed.