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Planning and Zoning Meeting <br />July 8, 2003 <br />Page 4 <br />With Specific Use Permit (52) Signs and Billboards, Lot 26, City Block <br />296, being number 495 35t' Street NE. <br />The public hearing was declared open. <br />Ronald Kyle, 3140 Stacy Lane, spoke in favor of the petition stating that <br />he would like to build a single face computerized billboard between the <br />convenience store and Victorian Inn. The Inn has a large sign that is <br />perpendicular to the Loop and this one would be setting back facing the <br />intersection. The sign would be single face, 8'x 22'. The sign would be <br />far enough back so as not to detract from Victorian Inn's sign. <br />Ray Banks, 3450 Robin Road, spoke in opposition to the petition stating <br />that he travels through the intersection several times each day and that <br />is one of the most dangerous intersection in Paris. Mr. Banks stated <br />that the purpose of a billboard is to attract the attention of the travelers <br />going down the road and because of the number of wrecks and fatalities <br />at this location, the travelers do not need to be distracted. Mr. Banks <br />stated that the sign would be a computerized sign which would be <br />flashing different messages and all it takes is one person looking at the <br />sign and missing the stop light until some person is pushing up daisies. <br />Mr. Patel, Manager and President of Victorian Inn, stated that the <br />billboard sign will compact Victorian Inn by taking away some of the <br />curb appeal, thereby, causing a loss of business. Mr. Patel also stated <br />that 70 per cent of clientele chooses to stay at the Inn by how well it <br />looks from the highway and the appearance and the noise from the <br />billboard sign would detract from the Inn and create a more hazardous <br />condition. Mr. Patel indicated that one have only about 20 seconds to <br />attract a customer and if the billboard sign is put in, the visibility will <br />be even less. The new billboard sign will only add to the already <br />congested sign area, hurting existing businesses. <br />Mark Cunningham, who owns the townhomes next to the Victorian Inn, <br />opposed the petition. <br />