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• � �� • Planning Office Hours September 28, 1986 Page 5 They noted that comparable building projects include North- land Plaza (France and 494), Northwest Business Campus, Minnetc.�nka Corporate Center (west Bloomington), Opus PHP, Southgate, and Ryan's Development (west of Embassy Suites in Bloomington). These are all high quality developments, indicative of the type of development conforming to the City's policy for this r�development tax increment area. They propose to be back with revised plans for review prior to final submission. Craig Waldron reviewed the submissian schedule, suggesting that appearance before the December meeting of the Planning Commission might be timely, with Council review the second Monday in Decemb�r. 8. Northwestern College, 631-5251 Peter B�.�chles, in chargc of publie relations for Northwestern College, was in to r�view their propo�ed xesignage of their entrance sys�em at the Northc�estern Colleg�e campus. Th�y havc now nearly completed th� construction of the new entranc� aff Lydiap and propose to build a�� oE signs on wzought iron gates with brick pos�s an �ither sid�: of th� entrancc. I sugqested this would be appropriat�, but was eonc�rned about the wooden sign they propose to place next to it. I suggest�ci that this signage sriould be done mare in tt�e manncr that has been done at St. Ola€ and Carleto�n Colleges in Northfield. H�r� they use quality materials in th� form of low ground signs, c�mp�tibl� with th� structural mat�rials used on thc campus. � They propose to mov� �n �xisting wooden plywaod sign from �.he south�a�st corn�r og the c�ampus Cthe old ec�r�ss naw ^losed), to th� sou�hea�t corner of the campus, orien'ced toward Snell�,ng Av�enue's south baund traffic, I suggested h�ainc� s�ch a sign is ��apropriate� but tt�i� old "text�'�� 111" ply�dood �ign w�s reall� not ap�aropriate anei indica�ive of �h� s+�atu�� of their col le9e • �tr • euchles nQted �t3at h� had supported building a better �ign, �nd seemed r�rat�ful for S��e support, He will revi�w our discu�sion� with Dr. E�icks�n. t�e suggested that Dr. Erieks�n cou�� call us witt� any questions he had reg�rding th� signage� Thc ordinance allaws for a fifty foot sign for �his purpose. It apg�ears that fihe sc�le of th� signs proposed will fit wit�i.n ardinance requir�ments, and no rrariance will b� considered• Cane Sam�Canc ti�as in to revi�w th� possibili�.y af �eveloping town- l�osues on a narrow stri.p ot land on th� east sid� of the park north of sou�� Owasso Boul�vard, and �ast�rly �af �loodbridg�. This is property that was considered for inclusion in th� original. park acquisition, but was le£t out du� to the owner's r�qu�sted pric�.