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PERKINS RESTAURANTS <br />· VARIANCE NARRATIVE / FLAG POLE <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br /> 1) PERKINS RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT THE METRO AREA AND <br /> COUNTRY HAVE USED THE LARGE AMERICAN FLAG ON PERKINS <br /> STANDARD 70 FOOT FLAGPOLE AS A SYMBOL OF AMERICAN HERITAGE <br /> AND PRIDE. THE AM_ERIC, AN FLAG HAS BECOME A PERKINS TRADEMARK <br /> & SYMBOL OF THEIR ORGANI?AT~ON. yVE FEEL THAT THE FLYING THE -' <br />~-AMEI~ICAN FLAG IS A POSITIVE sYMBOL OF AMERICAN SPIRIT AND <br /> PRIDE, <br /> <br />2) THE LARGE AMERICAN FLAG AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS <br />PARAGRAPH IS A WELL KNOWN SYMBOL OF ALL PERKINS FAMILY <br />RESTAURANTS & PERKINS AMERICAN PRIDE. <br /> <br />3) THE FLAG POLE IS LOCATED & DESIGNED ON THE SITE TO PROPERLY <br />PROTECT ANY ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND EXCEEDS THE REQUIRED <br />FALL RADIUS OF THE POLE SO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ARE NOT <br />ENDANGERED. THE FLAG WILL HAVE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS OR IMPACT <br />ON TRAFFIC ON ANY PUBLIC STREETS. <br /> <br />4) THERE IS NO APPLICABLE FLOOD PLAINS TO BE DEALT WITH IN THIS <br />MATTER. <br /> <br />5) WE FEEL THAT THE GRANTING OF THIS VARIANCE WILL NOT <br />ADVERSLY AFFECT ANY PERSONS OR PROPERTIES BECAUSE THE FLAG <br />IS THE SYMBOL OF ALL AMERICANS PRIDE. IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT THE <br />ORDINANCE WAS INTENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING FLAG <br />POLES DESIGNED TO FLY COMPANY OR ADVERTISING FLAGS. <br /> <br />~'d ~00:60 Z6-6I-~0 I6£8 £6~ E%9 :'ON X~ ~ad N&qN00a8 ~ ^£I3 :W0a~ <br /> <br /> <br />