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. Planning Minutes Page 3 04/20/94 Mr. Piirainen explained he was the tenant and not the landlord. He has cannitted his rroney for the work and wants signage that will benefit the clinic. He thought a gcx:d medical clinic would allow the facility to be further developed, Mr, Fritsinger had talked to the building's owner, and the leasing inforrration would be incorp:lrated on the sign, The "For lease" signs will then be rerroved, Mr. Erickson asked if the new signage would take the place of the other miscellaneous signs. The plaza is still called Arden Plaza, and the medical clinic exists within the ccmplex. The rrost irrportant inforrration to a custorrer is where the entrance is, If the sign only had three words "Arden Plaza Entrance", the lettering could be larger. Mr. Carlson asked Mr, Fritsinger why a variance for the sign was needed. Mr. Fritsinger explained the prop:Jsed square f=tage is 3 square feet larger and 2 feet higher than allowed. . Mr. Fritsinger explained the ordinance states a sign must not be larger than 6 square feet, although, other signs along County Road E are all larger, Mr. Carlson stated the larger sign was placed before the Sign Ordinance was rewritten. Chair Winiecki rerrernbered a previous case where the Arden/Shoreview Animal Hospital sign was approved after the clinic was opened, Mr, Carlson asked if the rest of the rrall becares developed, would the other applicants also be able to advertise on the prop::lsed sign, Mr, Fritsinger stated the intent was to include other applicants on the area identification signs, Mr, McGraw asked since the property has only one owner, Lutheran Brotherhcxxl., will the Corrmission have to grant variances later for rrore signage to other tenants. Mr, piirainen stated the area identification sign will have 4 spaces for . other tenants in the building. If later there are rrore tenants. the --.-