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s CITY OF ST. A.NrElONY PLANNING BOA7,n MINU'T'ES December 17,1974 The meeting was called to order by Chairman McGinn at 7:40 P.M. The following were present for roll call: Johnson, Marks, McGinn, Iti.ebel and Bowerman. Absent: Kronk & Letourneau Also present: Harry Lekson The following amendment to the Planning Board minutes of November 19, 1974 were made: Page 1, para. 4: Insert after "Mr. Fornell advised. . . ."with the exception of the free standing sign provision" Motion by Mr. Marks, seconded by Mr. Hiebel to approve the minutes as amended. Motion carried. It was decided that Mr. Marks will represent the Board at the Council meeting January 14th. • Mr. Del Finess (phone:835-6866) made the application from Twin City Federal for a public hearing on a conditional use permit to allow the savings and loan associat- ion to build within the next two years on a portion of 87,000 sq. ft. now owned by Mr. Kenneth Lee and known as Lots 8,9 and 10 except the F. 60 ft. thereof, Block 7, Moundsview Acres, 2nd Addition. He explained that if their request met City approval Twin City Federal planned to acquire the three lots on the S.F. corner of 39th Avenue N.F. and Silver Lake Road of which only 61,000 sq. ft. or an acre and a third, would be devoted to the savings and loan operation. Mr. Finess had no specific proposal for the develop- ment of the remainder of the land but he and Mr. Gordon Bluhm, 1160 Regis Lane, a representative of Twin City Federal, told the Board that it was the policy of the association to secure any available adjoining land when possible in order that they might govern the compatibility of their neighbors. A suggestion that they get a county road improvement plan from Ramsey County re- sulted from the discussion of the proposed plans by the county for changes on Silver Lake Road and 39th Avenue. In discussing the application for a free standing pylon sign which would reflect the time and temperature, both men insisted the sign was "extremely important" since it was the identifying logo for Twin City Federal and they felt it would provide a service to the community. It was pointed out to them that such a service was already provided by the Berger Transfer Company a short distance away. Other points given consideration included whether a conditional use permit could be granted for more than a year; a comparison of traffic generated by a savings institution with a commercial bank,the plans for expansion of the operation and the buffering of the area abutting the residential property.