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. . Jllly 26, 1995 PllII/ COl/lIl1issio/l Meeril/g Mil/llres Page 5 7. Fences along the east property line shall be cleaned of rust and vines, primed and painted. 8. The driveway from Paramount Avenue shall be locked with a gate or chain and shall be opened only when the Sanctuary is in use. 9. The average building height shall be limited to 35 feet in accordance with the University City Zoning Code. The motion was seconded by Mr. Smith and passed by a vote of 5 to 0, with all members voting "aye." Proposed Text Amendment to 934-100.2 of the Sign Code concerning the prohibition against commercial signs for tenants of buildings not on the ground floor Mr. Goldman explained that the commission had previously been considering modifying the sign code to allow some sort of commercial signs for tenants of buildings not on the ground floor. In line with the directions given at the June 28th Plan Commission meeting, Mr. Goldman suggested an amendment to Sign Code Section 34-102.2 by adding a second paragraph to the introductory paragraph. The second paragraph would allow some identification for ground floor entrances for upper or lower story businesses. Ms. Glassman suggested that the term "entrance" should be defined for this section. Mr; Kahn moved that the Plan Commission recommend approval of the text amendment to Section 34-102.2 by adding the following second paragraph to the introductory paragraph as follows: In addition, each business or institution with no ground floor frontage other than an entrance on the ground tloor shall be permitted to install a single wall sign, window sign or sign affixed to or painted on a canopy or awning, provided the sign does not project beyond the limits of the width of the entrance and the height of the ground floor story. Such sign shall be limited to a gross sign area equal to one and one half square feet for each foot of building frontage occupied by the entrance up to a maximum of 15 square feet. Where open letter signs are used, the full area of the enclosing rectangle or circle shall be counted as the gross area of the sign. Where an entrance is shared by more than one business or institution, only one sign shall be installed which shall contain the identification for no more than three businesses and institutions. The owner of the building shall determine which businesses or institutions, if any, will be identified on such a sign. The Plan Commission further directs the city staff to define the term "entrance" and to include it as part of this text amendment application while under consideration by the City Council. The motion was seconded by Ms. Glassman and passed by a vote of 5 to 0, with all members m-7-26.plc