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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,April 16,2018 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> 6. LA18-000035 K.RYAN HASSE,3800 SHORELINE DRIVE, CONDITIONAL USE <br /> PERMIT AND SITE PLAN REVIEW,7:12 P.M.—7:52 P.M. <br /> Ryan Hasse,Applicant,was present. <br /> Oakden stated the applicant is requesting a conditional use permit for a dog kennel and site plan review. <br /> Kennels are listed as a conditional use in the B-5 district. <br /> The applicants propose to use the existing building at 3800 Shoreline Drive for DogHaven, a dog daycare, <br /> grooming spa, and training facility. They will offer overnight boarding on a limited basis. There will be <br /> staff onsite anytime there are dogs being boarded overnight. A staff member will also always be present <br /> if dogs are using the outdoor area. To the north of the site is the Hennepin County garage,to the south is <br /> Shoreline Drive,to the west is a retail shop, and to the east is the Navarre Fire Station. <br /> The applicants are proposing to update the existing building façade by painting the exterior gray with <br /> white trim and replacing the roof with a dark gray metal to match the proposed building. They are also <br /> proposing to construct a 1,932 square foot accessory structure on the site,which will match the color <br /> scheme of the existing building. This accessory building will be one large room with one restroom and <br /> will be used as an indoor play area for the dogs year-round. The applicants will also add a 6-foot white <br /> vinyl privacy fence around the outdoor dog area with a 10-foot setback from the property line. There is a <br /> small"potty grass"area that will be added to the site between the two buildings. <br /> The existing parking lot will change slightly. Currently eight parking spaces exist, with the new parking <br /> plan showing seven parking spaces due to the placement of the accessory building,which will remove <br /> one space from the lot. The applicant will restripe and maintain the seven proposed parking spots. The <br /> ordinance does not anticipate the proposed use so Staff used the ratios for day nurseries,which was also <br /> used for The Woofington. Per City Code, day nurseries require four parking spaces, plus one for each <br /> 500 square feet in excess of 1,000 square feet of floor space in the principal structure. <br /> Following City Code,this use would require five total parking spaces. If the accessory building is added <br /> into the calculation,eight spaces would be required. The Planning Commission should discuss the <br /> parking on the site. <br /> All setbacks and site coverage have been met with the proposal. <br /> Oakden stated all uses have impacts on the surrounding area and uses within a commercial district can <br /> expect a certain elevated level of traffic,noise, and lighting over residential use. The proposed use may <br /> generate additional impacts over these expected impacts due to dog barking and smells sometimes <br /> associated with animals and animal boarding. The applicants are well aware of the noise concerns and <br /> has taken multiple steps to address these through building design and operations. <br /> A comment has been received from Hennepin County today recommending that the gravel drive onto <br /> Shoreline Drive be removed. No other public comments have been received on the application. <br /> Planning Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit and site plan subject to the following <br /> conditions: <br /> 1. The operator maintains the annual kennel license. Failure to maintain the kennel license shall <br /> Page 8 of 21 <br />