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Regular Council Meeting <br />7/17/95 <br />Page 20 <br />Council President Fixler said from their part of view, he would want some continuity <br />between the signs. We have some inconsistencies in our code. <br />Mr. Samac said that is one the things we are going to try to clean up when we re-write <br />the sign ordinance. It will take several months to do that. <br />Mayor Rinker said we have confronted this in about three occasions in about as many <br />months. He said we are coming down to aesthetics almost. Yet we are looking at code <br />provisions that have other purposes. The focus of the sign ordinance was to reduce <br />illumination to accomplish a softer looking sign. We run into inconsistencies with <br />aesthetics because of different locations and different uses. He asked if there are <br />principles Council can apply now, ad hoc, as these come up until we get a <br />comprehensive set of plans. It doesn't make sense to say you can put one sign on one <br />place, but you can't put it up in another location. <br />Mr. Basile asked why A.R.B. is approving these? <br />Mayor Rinker said the sign over the door has certain requirements, it comports. There <br />is no reason to go in front of Planning and Zoning, because it meets all we require it to <br />meet. <br />Mayor Rinker asked for suggestions. <br />Mrs. Cinco suggested they put a temporary sign up until the Village goes through all <br />the revisions and then have them come back. <br />Mr. Ferrante asked how we can tell Revco one thing and Home Bank another. <br />Discussion was held. <br />Council President Fixler said the code was designed to make it more aesthetically <br />pleasing. He does not think anyone will dispute the point having two signs so <br />different--one saying Home Federal Savings and Loan and one saying Home Bank is <br />aesthetically pleasing. If a mistake is made because the rules are what they are. He <br />thinks we must look at it and ask if we are cutting off our nose to spite our face because <br />of this specific ordinance. <br />Mr. Ferrante said his vote is no and he will not change his mind. <br />Mr. Zingale said they are at the mercy of Council; obviously, they would like to have <br />the new image.