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The Vice Mayor assured Mr. Wiggins that he would have that right at any time. (CA 26.5; CA 26.7) AGENDA ORDER Councilman Markel stated that he believed there was no better time than that evening to take Agenda items in order, in response to the Vice Mayor's request for Council preference in the matter. PUBLIC HEARING The Vice Mayor opened the VA 73-20 public hearing on Variance ANCIENT VALLEY PROPERTIES Application 73-20 filed by Ancient Valley Properties to allow installation of a sign not permitted by the Code in the C D District at 811 North Broadway. The Planning Director gave a brief history of the zoning in area involved, and reviewed the contents of the findings of the Planning Commission dated May 14, 1973. the RECESS At 8:05 P.M., a recess was declared for the purpose of rectifying a problem with the public address system. The meeting reconvened at 8:10 P.M. with the same Councilmen present, and the hearing on VA 73-20 continued. The Planning Director displayed a photograph of the existing sign at the location. The Clerk reported there were no written communications. Mr. Jim Livingston, representing Ancient Valley Properties and J & Sign Company, speaking .in favor of the application, stated that a much larger sign had originally been proposed; that the business at the location was suffering hardship due to lack of exposure through signing; that the Planning Commission had recommended two single-faced signs; that he had been given the wrong information by the Planning Department regarding the zoning; that the proposed signs would be recessed into the building. B The Planning Director stated that he was surprised at Mr. Living- ston's statement regarding a mistake having been made by the Planning Department in that it had been previously concluded that no mistake had been made and the complaint had been withdrawn. Mr. Livingston further stated that to the north of the location where the signing is proposed there were 18 signs within one block, all double faced projecting signs, and that by comparison the applicant was asking very little. Mr. Lawrence Buckley, Attorney at Law, 811 North Broadway, stated that he was located in the same building as the restaurant business desiring the signs, and that he had been retained by the applicant to come before Council; that the restaurant served a large number of dinners to many employees in the Civic Center area; that lack of good places to eat was a major problem in the area; that the sign requested would permit the owner of the restaurant to reach customers who would be patronizing the restaurant and bar in the evening hours; that the establishment usually closed at approximately 8:30 P.M.; that there was no reason to deny the signing. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 220 JUNE 25, 1973