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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 20, 1997 <br />( #5 - #2310 Dick Bury - Continued) <br />McMillan said she would be in favor of the ordinance being more flexible to allow such <br />use. She questioned if the building was torn down if it would set a precedence. Bury <br />said the building was only ten years old. <br />Van Zomeren said the City Attorney would need to further review the zoning in order to <br />draft a resolution to allow classic car sales, which would be a conditional use with <br />findings determined by the City Attorney. <br />Schroeder indicated he felt the use of providing an area for open viewing of the cars <br />would in effect be an open car lot. Schroeder asked Van Zomeren if this was inconsistent <br />with zoning. Van Zomeren said it was with outdoor storage and sales being problematic. <br />She noted there was another business with outside placement of merchandise that is not <br />in compliance with code. <br />Lindquist said he would support the showroom and classic car sales but saw the need for <br />placing cars outside being a problem. Lindquist and Schroeder both agreed the use does <br />not fit in with the zoning. <br />• McMillan suggested the display of cars be outside during business hours and moved back <br />in afterwards. Bury said he could not be limited in that manner. <br />Berg said the use was not consistent with the characteristics of Orono. <br />Van Zomeren referenced Bressler's report reviewing the purpose of the zoning, the <br />permitted uses, and conditional uses. The types of permitted uses would not utilize a <br />building such as the Bay Furniture Building. Van Zomeren said it would be difficult to <br />find an appropriate use for the building. Van Zomeren said that the existing uses function <br />more like service uses rather than the retail uses that are permitted in the B -5 District. <br />Berg noted there was limited parking as well. Berg felt this and the building size was a <br />problem. <br />Bury said the State required approval of the City for licensing in this location. He <br />informed Schroeder he could not operate without open lot sales. Schroeder informed <br />Bury that the problem was that no zoning existed for such use. If Bury did not require <br />cars be located outside, there would not be a problem. The location of cars outside deems <br />the use as a used car lot. <br />Bury informed McMillan that he would require 10 cars located outside with the other two <br />spaces for parking of customers. <br />18 <br />