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Date Application Received: April 18, 2017 Date Application Considered as Complete: April 18, 2017 60 -Day Review Period Expires: June 18, 2017 To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members Doug Reeder, Interim City Administrator From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director Date: May 15, 2017 Subject: #17-3936, Orono Public Schools, 685 N. Old Crystal Bay Road, Conditional Use Amendment Public Hearing Council Exhibit D 17-3936 Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a conditional use amendment to permit the construction of an addition to the maintenance garage and after the fact approval for an outdoor grill areas near an existing pavilion. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit amendments as proposed. Background Maintenance garage. The school district proposes to remove two small sheds, approximately 1400 sq ft, and replace them with a larger 64 by 96 (6144 sq ft) building to be connected to an existing garage. The buildings will be metal sided, and match the existing structure. The buildings will house ongoing maintenance operations of the school district property and facilities. Also included in this project is paving the existing gravel parking lot, and adding 3500 sq ft of asphalt in -front of the garage doors of the new building. Outdoor kitchen. The school district, with the rotary, constructed an outdoor 'kitchen' adjacent to an existing pavilion on the property in fall of 2016. Since the 'kitchen' is an expansion of the building, a Conditional Use permit is necessary. The kitchen consists of an approximately 280 sq ft patio, concrete counter, and a propane grill. Applicable Regulation: Conditional Use Permit (Section 78-916) The Planning Commission may recommend and the Council may grant a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) as the use permit was applied for or in modified form. On the basis of the application and the evidence submitted, the city must find that the proposed use at the proposed location is or will be: 1) Consistent with the community management plan; The community management plan guides the property for institutional uses. The school district operations falls into this category. 2) Compliant with the zoning code, including any conditions imposed on specific uses as required by article V, division 3 of the City Code; Schools are a conditional use in the RR -113 zoning district, as are accessory uses. The kitchen is 177 feet from the closest