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• will not substantially increase the congestion of public streets, will not increase the danger of fire or endanger the public health or safety and will not substantially diminish or lessen property values within the neighborhood. That the conditional use permit be non-transferable. That the granting of a variance to the sign ordinance not be included in the conditional use permit, as per recommendation from the Planning Board. Councilman Sundland expressed his opposition to setting specific conditions to granting the request and made the motion to strike any reference to a two story building. , His motion died for lack of a second. The following motion to table was then made: Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Haik to table until the March 11th meeting the request for a conditional use permit from TCF to allow further clarification and research on the matter. Motion to table was unanimously approved. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to deny the TCF request for a variance to the sign ordinance to allow a free standing pylon sign to be erected in front of the above mentioned TCF branch office. • Voting on the motion: Aye: Haik, Sauer, Miedtke, Stauffer Nay: Sundland Motion carried. The two Planning Board members then discussed the points they are considering in their attempts to revise the City sign ordinance to allow monumental type signs and Mr. Bowerman asked for some direction from the Council. Mayor Miedtke told him that the Council would prefer that the Board had complete freedom in considering the changes. Mr. Letourneau said the Board had advised the TTin City Federal representatives of the possible changes in the sign ordinance which might allow a low standing monumental sign which might be more acceptable than the tall flashing pylon sign they were requesting. Mr. Bluhm said it was essential that the sign matter should be resolved before TCF purchase the land and he pointed out the fact that there was a five year lease on the pylon sign in front of their branch office in the Little Chief shopping center and it was that sign which the savings and loan firm was re- questing to place in the proposed Silver Lake Road project. He said he felt the variance to the sign ordinance should be granted in light of the hardship it • would inflict on TCF not to be able to use this sign while they were paying the large leasing fees. The meeting was recessed at 9:30 and reconvened at 9:46 P.M.