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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 10', 2019 Page 2 of 15 Zuccaro stated that the applicant had made revisions to the previous application that went before the Commission in July, making this a new application with new public notice. He explained that any modifications to a joint sign among property owners required all owners' participation. However, this application only included changes to the Speedy Sparkle property. Zuccaro summarized the proposal and the locations of the proposed signs. 1. Existing joint monument sign: The applicant proposed a note that the Speedy Sparkle sign face be removed from this sign. Staff requested clarification about whether the sign would be left blank and interpreted the note to mean that any of the three property owners could put up a new sign panel in that location. The applicant was also proposing a new access easement to allow the other property owners to perform maintenance on the sign, which staff supported. 2. New sign along South Boulder Road: The applicant's notation measured the sign at 9 feet and staff measured it as 9'/2 feet, which included the proposed oval panel. It was 47.5 square feet and contained three sign panels, according to the way staff measures signs based on the CCDSG. Staff was waiting for confirmation about whether the sign would be transparent or opaque. 3. New sign along Hecla Way: Staff counted four panels, for a total of 58" tall and 26 square feet. The proposed sign was internally illuminated and staff assumed that it was translucent, though they were still waiting for confirmation. 4. Menu board signs: These signs were already installed. The current guidelines did not address menu boards and menu boards had a varied record of approval. Staff felt they needed to be addressed on this PUD, since similar signs had been addressed on other PUDs. 5. There is also a sign, 14-feet wide and 24 inches tall, already on the building that received a building permit but was not included on the PUD. Zuccaro explained the history of the PUDs since it informed staff's recommendation. In 2000, there was an agreement to have a joint monument sign between Black Diamond Car Wash and Lehrer's Flowers PUDs. In 2005, there was an amendment with a note to maintain the joint monument sign. In 2010, with the addition of the King Soopers fueling station, the PUD included a joint monument sign, as well. Through the history of the joint monument sign, the applicants had worked together to develop the joint monument sign, and, in that PUD, they addressed the "rural -suburban context" in recognition of the open space across the road. They mentioned that excessive signage would detract from that open space and they attended to that in their sign design. The sign got larger over time but the intent remained the same. Zuccaro showed the sign mock-ups from the July 11t" meeting. The design proposed an LED message board on the South Boulder monument sign that has since been removed. The applicant also brought the Hecla sign down closer to the approved sign from 2000 that was never built, in response to the Commission's note that the Hecla sign was too high for the context of the area. Zuccaro presented alternatives that staff had proposed to the applicant, which included maintaining the current monument base and joint sign and lifting the sign up, which would result in double the sign panel size for Car Wash and Jiffy Lube, and an 80 square foot sign area (which would still require a waiver.) Compared to other existing signs in the city, a 2x10 or a 4x5 panel sign would G1