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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 15,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the 12,000 square feet have been carefully carved out to meet the Code, with some of <br /> the uses being lower in intensity. <br /> Leskinen stated the limited full-service menu hours helps to convince her that it should not be defined as a <br /> full-service restaurant and that she is encouraged there is such overwhelming support from the <br /> neighborhood. <br /> Schoenzeit noted some of the other businesses in the area have benefitted from the city parking lot and <br /> that there is some quid pro quo on counting some of the parking. <br /> Schwingler stated he is looking at the four points in front of the Planning Commission. <br /> Thiesse stated meeting those criteria does not necessarily make it a bagel shop. Thiesse asked why this <br /> cannot be considered a restaurant based on those same criteria. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the applicant is proposing other elements within the building, with the restaurant being <br /> a subset of that, and they will not have liquor. Schoenzeit stated in his view this is a compromise that the <br /> applicant is proposing. <br /> Schwingler stated with the production facility and retail, he does not see it as a full-service restaurant. <br /> Barnhart noted coffee and bagels are food products,which are found to be appropriate in a B-5 district in <br /> 1998. There was also concern at that time about expansion of those uses to the detriment of the adjacent <br /> neighborhood, which is why those four criteria are included. <br /> Thiesse stated the Planning Commission has a menu in front of them that has an entrée' selection that will <br /> compete with the Narrows. <br /> Barnhart stated the City does not play favorites when it comes to competition and that the impact to the <br /> neighborhood was the main concern. <br /> Schoenzeit stated it is the City's job to offer a level playing field and not help or hurt the competition. <br /> The benefit to the public is more choices and not less. <br /> Thiesse asked if he should not look at the menu that was provided. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the menu is not criteria that the code judges them on other than liquor. <br /> Thiesse stated in his opinion it should. Thiesse commented it cannot be called a bagel shop and then sell <br /> what they are proposing to sell. <br /> Wilson stated they are identifying a big issue in the way any business district is zoned and the uses as <br /> defined are very challenging. Wilson commented they are still wondering why this B zoning is next to a <br /> different B zoning and that they tried to work within the existing code. Wilson noted there is one <br /> residential home adjacent to this property and that in some of the other B districts there is also residential <br /> adjoining the districts. <br /> Bernet stated they have been voted the best pastry shop/bakery for the past ten years and not one of the <br /> best restaurants. Bernet pointed out that 80 percent of their sales come from baked goods and that the <br /> Page 12 of 21 <br />