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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, April 16, 2018 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Oakden stated as it relates to the conditional use permit, it does not specify a number of dogs and the City <br />does not have any numbers outlined as far as commercial kennels and dogs. <br />Libby asked if there is a way for the dogs to enter into the other part of the yard or get loose. Libby noted <br />Orono has a leashing law that is enforceable and that he does not want any loose dogs running around. <br />Hasse noted they have elected for a 10 -foot setback on the fence and a 6 -foot high vinyl fence. The fence <br />will be 100 percent opaque and the dogs will not be able to see through it. Hasse stated they do not want <br />the dogs to get out because it hurts their reputation and that the fence is designed to be dog -proof. In <br />addition, any area where the dogs will be outside will be fenced. <br />Landgraver asked if there will be a person on site at night. <br />Speck indicated there will be a staff member there at all times. <br />Thiesse asked if anyone would be living in the house. <br />Hasse indicated there will not be. <br />Chair Thiesse opened the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. <br />There were no public comments regarding this application. <br />Chair Thiesse closed the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. <br />Thiesse asked if a kennel license is revocable. <br />Oakden stated the City Clerk manages all the licenses, but since this will be a conditional use permit, <br />conditions can be set to be reviewed. Oakden stated to her knowledge there are some standards to revoke <br />a kennel license. <br />Lemke stated he is concerned about the amount of parking but noted the applicants are amenable to <br />increasing it. <br />Oakden suggested the Planning Commission request proof of parking, and if complaints are received, the <br />applicants could perhaps add parking in the future. <br />Landgraver asked what parking was required for The Woofington. <br />Oakden stated it was four spaces and then one space for every 500 square feet in excess of 1,000 square <br />feet of building, which is what the Code reads. Oakden noted the parking has actually been made stricter <br />since The Woofington was approved. <br />Thiesse asked if they only require one more parking space. <br />Oakden indicated that is correct, and if the main building is only counted, they would be required to have <br />five. If the accessory building is included, they would require seven, which leaves them one short. <br />Page 12 of 21 <br />