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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes January 19, 2021 Page 2 1 Chair Westrick reviewed how the public hearing will proceed this evening. This item will 2 come before Council on February 9, 2021. 3 4 Chairperson Westrick opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. 5 6 City Planner Grittman reviewed the request for a Conditional Use Permit. 7 8 Mr. Trey Watts, Springfield Sign addressed the Commission. 9 10 No one from the public wished to address the Commission. 11 12 Chairperson Westrick closed the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. 13 14 Commissioner Morita inquired if the existing sign is eight feet two inches tall as it stands or if 15 the sign was eight feet and the two inches was different. Mr. Watts indicated as far as the 16 overall height he believed it was at the eight-foot mark, but a full tech survey has not been 17 done yet. The reason for the eight foot two inches is in order to maintain that, because of the 18 electronic portion, roughly two inches would need to be chipped out of the split face block at 19 the bottom of the sign. He understood if the two inches would be a problem it would be an 20 added expense but could be adjusted. 21 22 Commissioner Morita indicated for the two-inch difference and the existing sign is in 23 compliance, for the Commission to consider this, would there need to be a recommendation 24 for the applicant to change the sign or could the Commission allow the two inches because the 25 sign is existing and in compliance. Mr. Grittman explained the intent of staff’s 26 recommendation was that if the applicant is using the existing structure and the existing 27 structure is at eight feet two inches then that condition is grandfathered in and as long as only 28 the moveable portion is being replaced and not increasing the height then staff believes that is 29 an allowable, permitted condition. Commissioner Morita asked if the Commission is allowed 30 to approve this with the additional two inches, so the applicant does not have to chip into the 31 base or because of the law, is it mandatory that this be at eight feet tall. Mr. Grittman 32 explained if the existing height is eight feet, the applicant has not requested a variance to go 33 higher than that so the applicant will either have to maintain an existing eight feet or chip out 34 the two inches of concrete block to make sure they do not increase the height. 35 36 Chair Westrick asked in regard to lumens, she assumed staff knows this would comply and 37 she also wondered if the intent were to have the sign on all night or would it shut off when the 38 business is closed. Mr. Ben Sparks, owner of Culver Restaurant, explained at this point the 39 sign is set to turn off no later than 10:30 p.m. and if there were a different City restriction he 40 would comply with that. He noted the sign can be set to turn off at any time of day. 41 42 Commissioner Socha recalled from when the Commission reviewed the dynamic display sign 43 from Super America that the Commission instituted a 10:00 p.m. shut off time and there was 44 also a church that had a 10:00 p.m. shut off time as well. She thought concerns about lighting 45 are less so in this neighborhood because Culvers is on a main strip so even though it is 10:00 46 p.m. for the other businesses and she did not think it made sense for this to be on all night, but