HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 03-27 Council approves Maplewood Mall restaurants, sign permits DISPATCH Counsel approves Maplewood
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Mall restaurants , sign permits
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The Maplewood City help unprofitable busi- eluded from that provi- require new construction
the mall site they
Council last week ap- nesses compete,he said. sion. ond.
proved permits for three City Manager Michael H o m a r t represents- The approved
neon restaurant signs on M i 11 e r recommended .fives` said outsideeprsignsntasigns 4-1,council with May-
the exterior Of Maple- against the signs, which be a factor in nego-
may theor Robert Bruton woodMall.. he said would be "sub- dis-
tiations with two possi senting. Bruton said he
THE COUNCIL ap- stantially detrimental to ble major tenants,a third wanted language in the
proved signs at the the architecture and ap de artment store and a motion to assure there
southeast entrance to the pearance of the shopping j u n i o r department would be no additional
mall for the Forum and center complex." store."
Farrell's restaurants, and signs on the present mall
Both, however, would building.
a sign at the northeast COUNCILMAN Don- Both, however, would building.
entrance for the- York ald Wiegert noted that
Steak House. the mall could turn into
The signs were ap- "the largest billboard in
proved by the city de- the world.".
sign review board, but a However, Jim Sphinx
minority of the board ex- of Homart, which owns
pressed fears that such • the mall, assured the
approval could open the c o u n c i l that Homart
door for more signs. would allow signs only
THE CITY is "opening for major tenants.
a cart of worms that will He said that if the res-
be crawling all over the taurants c a n increase
city for years to come," their sales, it could also
m e m b e r Bill Howard increase employment.
said. The d e s i g n review
Howard said the res- board said it will reject
taurant operators, in re- any application for addi-
questing the signs, cited tional signs on the pre-
competition from busi- sent mall b u i 1 d i n g,
nesses on the east side of though future major ten-
White Bear Avenue. It is a n t s and additional
not the role of the city to buildings would be ex-