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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 3 October 25, 1989 convenient for his business, he should contact Mary Fahey in the Planning Department for information regarding potential, appropriately located parcels. The vote taken on the application was 6-0 in favor of a recommendation to deny. PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #197 TO PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DRIVE-IN TELLER AT 6630 DELMAR BOULEVARD Chairman McCauley informed those present that the Plan Commission had scheduled a public hearing on an application for amendment of Conditional Use Permit #197 by Mr. Michael Feulner of Tower Properties, representing the Commerce Bank at 6630 Delmar Boulevard. The application was a request for permission to construct a new drive-in automatic teller facility (ATM) at the Delmar location. The Chairman reiterated the Commission's procedure. Chairman McCauley called on the applicant to present information on the application. Mr. Feulner explained that it was Commerce Bank's intent to replace the accessory building which houses the existing ATM with a new machine protected by a freestanding canopy over a concrete island as depicted by the drawing submitted with the application. He stated that the overall dimensions of the proposed canopy would be approximately the same as those of the existing building. This ATM replacement proposal was part of a county-wide program to replace deteriorating ATM's at certain locations with canopies designed to provide a safe, open environment. Mr. Feulner responded to the Planning Director's report he received prior to the meeting by stating that the signage and graphics proposed for the canopy are needed on at least three (3) sides to alert customers to its location. Even this amount of signage represented a decrease over the amount of signage on the existing ATM building. Mr. Feulner distributed photographs and a dimensioned drawing of the type of canopy and machine proposed. Chairman McCauley asked Mr. Goldman to present his report on the application. Mr. Goldman stated that the dimensions regarding the height of the canopy and the approximate area of the canopy signs had been clarified by the distributed materials. However, in his judgment, the signing on the faces of the canopy converts the entire canopy into a sign. He believed that there is no need for this amount of signage, and it should not be permitted. He suggested that the signage be limited to the east face of the horizontal member depicted between the posts just under the canopy. He felt that such a sign should be sufficient to identify the ATM without making the entire structure a sign. Mr. Goldman recommended that the application be approved with the sign he proposed as well as with canopy illumination limited to the underside of the canopy. The Chairman asked if Commission members had any questions for Mr. Feulner. Mr. Safe stated that the major issue regarding the placement of the ATM at this location was the curb cut on Delmar Boulevard which was supposed to permit only the traffic exiting onto Delmar from the bank parking lot and the ATM. Mr. Safe explained that the curb cut was ineffective at prohibiting incoming traffic and provided a confusing and potentially dangerous pedestrian situation on Delmar. He suggested that a condition of the permit be that this curb cut be closed and the ATM relocated on the property if necessary. Loop South should be used as the appropriate service access to this property. Mr. Goldman explained that this was the original recommendation for the permit application for the current ATM as well the recommendation of the original Delmar Loop Urban Renewal Plan. Mr. Feulner replied to the suggestion by stating that