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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 fagade 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 />The operator maintains the annual kennel license. Failure to maintain the kennel license shall <br />Page 8 of 21 <br />