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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 10th, 2019 Page 5 of 15 from half of the sign to 1/6th. He characterized what happened as a taking of Speedy Sparkle's right to an adequate sign. Kearney described two ways to solve the problem. First, all three property owners could agree to change the current sign and do PUD amendments for all the properties. That would mean a bigger joint sign. Alternatively, the applicant could amend the car wash PUD only and build their own monument sign on their property, as proposed in July. The applicant wanted to correct the PUD amendment, obtain equitable signage, and obtain adequate signage. He noted that the proposed sign on South Boulder Road and the sign on Hecla Way were smaller than allowed. Kearney showed a board that compared the proposed car wash signs plus the menu signs with the existing King Soopers signs, pointing out the difference in signage among the property owners. He showed the customer feedback forms from the car wash customers voicing support of their proposed signs. Customers felt it was difficult to find the car wash, even with GPS. He explained that the new application proposed a smaller sign on Hecla Way than they had proposed in July and that they had taken out the electronic message sign as requested by the Commission. He responded to Commissioner William's question, explaining that they could not mount the sign at the eastern section of the property. Hoefner and Kearney discussed the effect of the Black Diamond history on the current Speedy Sparkle application. Hoefner wanted to know if the applicant had thought he would be entitled to more signage when he bought the property and Kearney explained that he had not thought about the signage when he bought the place, but that it was important that the King Soopers PUD was not in the public record for the Black Diamond Car Wash. Hoefner then asked about the translucence of the sign. Kearney replied that the Speedy Sparkle logo had a bright green background that would be translucent and the two additional panels would have translucent lettering with darker backgrounds. Brauneis asked to enter the sign board into the record. Moline moved and Hoefner seconded. Motion approved unanimously by voice vote. Chip Weincek, of CW Architecture at 672 West Pine Street in Louisville, showed the logo of the Speedy Sparkle Car Wash. He explained that logos and signage were a big deal for small businesses. Kearney introduced his employees and his wife in the audience. Weincek described the process so far starting in September 2018, summarizing the comments from the July Planning Commission meeting. He explained that staff had not focused on those comments, instead focusing on other concerns. He also felt the meetings with staff had been too short. 7