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Memo to Planning Commission/CU 03-18 July 22, 2003 Page 2 Overview The applicant is proposing to install two additional canopy signs and two additional wall signs. They are also proposing to illuminate a portion of the canopy. Currently there is one canopy sign located on the northwest side of the canopy. There are also two walls signs; one above the entrance to the car wash and one above the exit. The building wall signs read "Express Car Wash" and the canopy sign reads "Conoco". The current signage was approved as part of the initial conditional use permit for Wash-N-Fill. The canopy is not illuminated, per the Elk River Crossing PUD Agreement, except for an 8" red band around the bottom of the roof. The applicant is changing the brand of gasoline from Conoco to Exxon. The existing canopy sign and the two additional canopy signs will read Exxon and the two additional wall signs will be the Exxon tiger emblem. Canopy Signs and Illumination The existing canopy sign is 20 square feet in size. Each of the proposed Exxon signs are 32" x 90" (20sf.). The applicant indicates that because of the location of the large Home Depot/Wal-Mart monument sign and the low profile Wash-N-Fill monument sign, additional canopy signs are critical for business and product identification. The additional signs will identify the business from Main Street and highway 169. The applicant is proposing to illuminate the canopy with back-lite fluorescent tubes. It will have a 24" illuminated red band with a 1' white band on the bottom. The overall height of the canopy will be reduced from 48" to 36". The white band will not be illuminated by direct lighting. However, it will be illuminated by indirect lighting from the fluorescent light above it. The attached lighting information compares the candle power of the proposed canopy lighting with that of the Holiday Station at School Street and Highway 169. The applicant explained that it would be similar in brightness to the Shell station at Proctor and Highway 10. Building Wall Signs The applicant is proposing two additional building wall signs. The signs will be the Exxon tiger emblem. Each sign will be a 5' diameter drcle and will be internally illuminated. They will be located on the north and south sides of the building next to the car wash entrance and exit. Planning Commission Meeting At the Planning Commission meeting held on July 22nd, no one spoke at the public hearing. The Commission discussed the impact on the apartments to the north. The light from an illuminated canopy could spill over into the apartment windows. The Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the signs and denial of the illuminated canopy.