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Public Testimony None. Commission Discussion In response to the Commissioners’ queries, Mr. O’Brien stated that he will personally remove all the existing signs and banners on Luhia Street, and return them to the owners with a notice warning them the removed signs are illegal. The Commissioners discussed the appropriateness of removing all the illegal signs from the entire properties. Mr. O’Brien concurred with the Commissioners’ suggestion in avoiding plants that will grow tall enough to cover the signs, if additional landscaping is to be placed to soften the look. In response to the Commissioners’ request, Mr. O’Brien agreed to suggest to the owners that the street address be added to each sign, right underneath the building name, in an appropriate font size. He further stated that he will make proportional adjustment to the design so as not to enlarge the sign itself. In response to the Commissioners’ inquiry, Mr. O’Brien stated that two of them will be in the ground with concrete and the other will be bolted onto the metal plate of the existing footing, and that the posts are steel so they will outlast the wooden sign panels. He also stated that, although they will visually blend in with the back panel and won’t look like such, each business name is on a screwed-on plate and will be easy to replace, if the businesses should change. Action It was moved by Commissioner Herbert and seconded by Commissioner Saito to recommend to the Public Works Director the approval of all three signs with understanding that each one will require a variance, with the following recommendations: 1. The building owners shall be advised that there are illegal signs on the property, including banners and sandwich board signs, and that these illegal signs must be removed; and 2. The design should be revised to have the street address placed beneath the building name on the sign. The motion was unanimously carried by a roll call vote of all Commissioners present. 3