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-2- The Attorney read the Non-Conforming Sign Section of the city ordinance which he said empowered the City to require the sign to be removed since the building • had changed hands twice and was no longer in conformance with the ordinance. It was agreed that the sign was of no value as identification except to the no,-th where the apartment building residents might object to it. In response to Mr. Olson's request that he be granted the same signage allowed a Shopping Center, the Mayor told him that the building was actually a part of the Apache Plaza Shopping Center and that the signage allowed individual dealers in the Center did not revert to the building as a whole. Mr. & Mrs. Olson then reiterated their desire to utilize the sign on top of the building and "because it is there" because not using it gave people the impression that the business is only temporary when in reality they have signed a 6 year lease. Councilman Haik was reluctant to set a precedent by granting such excess sign- age for that building which would result in the repetition of the problem if the Flea Market went out of business and might stimulate similar requests from other free standing buildings in the City. Councilman Stauffer said she felt the Flea Market needed some sign in front of the building and suggested the Olsons come back with a revised proposal for a sign which might be more in keeping with the purpose of the sign ordinance. There was also some discussion of identifying the front of the building with signs in the windows. • Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to grant a variance to the sign ordinance to allow Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Olson to have a 300 sq. ft. sign on the east side of the building at 2500 38th Avenue N.E., with 90 sq. ft. signs for the west and south sides of the building basing their decision on the uniqueness of the building in respect to its situation away from main traveled road, but to deny the variance necessary for them to use the existing sign on top of the north side of the building because of its excessive size. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Johnson then presented the request from Mr. John Mezzenga, 3813 Chandler Dr. for a building permit to erect a 135 x 45 ft. office warehouse on Lot 3, Block 1 of the Henkel Addition. He said the majority of the Board had recommended approval of the request under the corA itions cited in the Planning Board minutes of June 17th. Mr. Mezzenga said his plans for the building included landscaping and parking plans incorporating suggestions from the Board. The contractor explained the building had been especially designed to accomodate the 50 to 60 ft. runs re- quired by the prospective tenants, Ram Inc. , artistic illustrators. The Council expressed its concern with placing the building so close to the property line since it might restrict the use of the adjacent lot by a future owner as well as the excessive amount of blacktop necessary to provide the required parking spaces and the size of the building itself which would take up • more than a third of the lot. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to deny the Mezzenga request for a permit to erect the building he proposed basing the denial on the overuse of the property for the building.