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Date Application Received: December 13, 2017 Date Application Considered as Complete: December 13, 2017 60 -Day Review Period Expires: N/A To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members Dustin Rief, City Administrator From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director Date: January 16, 2018 Council Exhibit B 18-4002 Subject: #18-4002, John Patch o/b/o Berkshire Partners, LLP, 2745 Kelley Parkway, Concept Plan Application Summary: The applicant is requesting comments via the concept plan process for a proposed amendment to the Community Management Plan (Land Use) and Zoning Map (Zoning) to develop the 2.55 acre parcel into an apartment building. Staff Recommendation: The Planning Commission is asked to give feedback on the proposed development. Background The property under review is Lot 1, Block 2 of the City of Orono Addition, and is located immediately south of the Orono Public Works garage. The property is currently zoned B- 6 PUD, and is guided and planned for Commercial Office use. The site is and has been vacant for many years. In 2004 a plan was developed for a proposed office building; that plan was never acted on. There does not appear to be a market for additional office space in Orono, and the city has stated its desire to prevent retail uses from expanding west of Willow Drive. Proposal The property owner has approached the city about a possible amendment to the Community Management Plan and zoning map to permit the construction of an apartment building for 56 units. The units include 1, 1+, and 2 bedroom units in 2 1/2 floors. Parking will be provided via a surface lot and an underground garage. A portion of the surface lot also serves the adjacent medical office building to the west. Access to the site will be via Kelley Parkway in one of two driveways, one of which is shared with the medical office building. The building is U shaped and 2.5 stories tall, fronting on Kelley Parkway. The defined height of the building is proposed to be 30 feet, though final verification of the height will need to be determined with the final grading. The property has been located within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) in the 1980's, and would be served with municipal sewer and water.