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Planning Commission Minutes — February 9, 2006 <br />Page 2 <br />Rosenquist asked why not remove the Fairview logo from the sign because it seemed to be an <br />advertising sign. <br />Brumell said was a directional sign and not intended to be an advertisement sign. <br />Rosenquist disagreed. <br />Schumann recalled a fair amount of discussion went into the issue of signs as part of the Victor <br />Gardens South PUD and it was agreed that all signs would be on the buildings except for the entrance <br />monument. He said a smaller sign would be preferable saying "medical parking" or something similar <br />to that. <br />Hoffbeck said she has visited several clinics including the Mayo Clinic which was similar to a small <br />city. She appreciated their directional signs and said signature signs are easier to recognize. <br />Weidt disagreed with Hoffbeck and said that if you miss the entrance to the Fairview Clinic, the road <br />takes you around back to the parking lot. He suggested a sign on the corner of the building to direct <br />patients to the parking lot. <br />Bailly said she liked to see the Fairview logo on the sign. <br />Weidt asked why the sign was two-sided. <br />Brumell replied that if you did drive past the entrance and turned around, the sign would be visible. <br />He said it was safer and better customer service. <br />McRoberts said he didn't like the precedence they would be setting. If the Clinic moves out, a less <br />unique tenant would be able to use the sign. He indicated that he would consider a smaller sign. <br />Kleissler asked how many months the clinic had been open, if they provide emergency care, and what <br />percent of patients were returning patients. <br />Brumell said the ribbon cutting was on October 31, 2005 and their first patient was seen on November <br />1, 2005. They did not provide emergency care but did have evening hours. He did not have the <br />information on patient returns. <br />Kleissler said returning patients were likely to go to the closer parking lot after their first visit. <br />Schumann said one would normally drive around to look for a closer spot. A smaller sign at eye -level <br />would make more sense. He didn't agree with the large sign and felt it would be setting precedence. <br />Matt Alexander, POA Scherer, said it appeared the architectural detail on the building was causing <br />confusion. The dormer added to the west side conveys there is an entrance there. He said he has seen <br />their parking lot nearly empty while the parking on the other side was full. <br />Rosenquist said he felt the sign should be smaller. <br />