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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, August 8, 2005 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. • <br />( #05 -3125 Christine Valerius, Continued) <br />Murphy inquired whether the signage for the two offices was included in the original application. <br />Gundlach stated it was not. <br />Murphy inquired where the monument sign would be located. <br />Gundlach stated it would be located on the Shadywood side of the building in the northern corner, which <br />does meet all the required setbacks. <br />Murphy indicated he had the understanding at the last meeting that no signage would be permitted under <br />the resolution, which would include Caribou Coffee. <br />Gundlach stated Caribou Coffee was a separate application for a conditional use permit. Gundlach stated <br />signage for Caribou Coffee was not discussed. <br />Valerius stated signage for the two offices was also not discussed at the council meeting. <br />Peterson commented it was her understanding that the offices would not generate a high amount of traffic • <br />and that signage would not be necessary. <br />Valerius stated in her opinion the tenants should have the right to erect a sign. <br />Peterson noted the business was approved conditionally. <br />Gundlach stated the City has the right to impose reasonable standards to insure that the use operates in the <br />manner the City would like it to operate. Gundlach stated the two main issues discussed were the impact <br />on the parking and how intense the use would be. <br />Barrett stated to his understanding the City can impose some restrictions with a conditional use permit but <br />that the legal question is what the B -1 zoning allows for signage. Barrett stated if signage is allowed in <br />the B -1 zoning district, the City probably could not prohibit signage on this site as part of the conditional <br />use permit. <br />McMillan commented she was surprised that a monument sign was going to be erected on this site. <br />Sansevere inquired whether the size of monument sign being proposed in this instance exists elsewhere in <br />the area. <br />White stated there are also similar signs located in the neighborhood. White commented that the <br />applicant has put a considerable investment in this property and that this area currently has a number of <br />signs. <br />U <br />PAGE 4 <br />