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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 16,2014 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Leskinen stated she is in agreement and that it might not be an option for the Planning Commission to <br /> recommend a full rezoning at this stage. Leskinen stated in his view the best and only option is to let the <br /> City Council know that the Planning Commission is leaning toward a rezoning to some sort of subdistrict <br /> in an attempt to appease everybody to the best extent they can but that the Planning Commission needs <br /> the City Council's blessing to move forward with the subdistrict rezoning. Leskinen stated she also does <br /> not know if keeping the situation the way it is is worthwhile and that she would recommend the Planning <br /> Commission pursuecreation of a subdistrict based on approval by the City Council. <br /> Lemke moved,Landgraver seconded,Application No. 14-3666,Luke Kujawa on Behalf of EOF <br /> Investments,LLC, 1440 and 1442 Shoreline Drive,Rezoning,that the Planning Commission <br /> recommends that the City pursue the creation of a B-2 subdistrict to act as a transition zone <br /> between commercial marina properties and adjacent residential properties, and that the Planning <br /> Commission requests Council approval for the Planning Commission to proceed with formulation <br /> of appropriate standards for such a subdistrict. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the motion should also address the sequencing with the Comprehensive Plan <br /> Lemke amended his motion,Landgraver seconded,Application No. 14-3666,Luke Kujawa on <br /> Behalf of EOF Investments,LLC, 1440 and 1442 Shoreline Drive,Rezoning,that the Planning <br /> Commission recommends that the City pursue the creation of a B-2 subdistrict to act as a transition <br /> zone between commercial marina properties and adjacent residential properties,and that the <br /> Planning Commission requests Council approval for the Planning Commission to proceed with <br /> formulation of appropriate standards for such a subdistrict,and to recommend that the process of <br /> a Comprehensive Plan Amendment be commenced prior to any rezoning taking place. <br /> Thiesse asked if the motion can be more site specific. Thiesse indicated he has a concern the City may be <br /> setting themselves up to this happening on other marinas throughout the City. <br /> Leskinen noted the motion is just to have the Council's blessing to explore the creation of a B-2 <br /> subdistrict. <br /> Thiesse stated they are looking to create a transition zone between commercial marina properties and <br /> residential properties, which is throughout the City and not just specifically this property. <br /> Gaffron stated in his view a Comprehensive Plan Amendment could be site specific even though some <br /> members of the public would like it to be city-wide. Gaffron noted the City Council has a great deal of <br /> discretion in deciding which properties should be rezoned and that any similar properties would have to <br /> go through the same rezoning process. Gaffron stated the City has been site specific in the past with <br /> Comprehensive Plan Amendments and that it is his belief any Comprehensive Plan Amendment that <br /> moves forward would be for this specific property but that other properties could make the same type of <br /> application. Gaffron stated a subdistrict could be created for this specific property and that language <br /> could be built into the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and the rezoning giving the City the ability to <br /> limit the types of properties that could be included in the subdistrct. <br /> Leskinen asked if the Planning Commission can go forward with the creation of a subdistrict since there <br /> is not a Comprehensive Plan Amendment before the Planning Commission tonight. <br /> Page 9 of 18 <br />