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1 <br /> I <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 16, 1998 <br /> #24 9 <br /> ( 3 Service 800, Inc., continued) <br /> Gaffron stated a plan needs to be submitted to MnDot for their approval and that access is being <br /> proposed through this triangular piece. <br /> It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that the lack of a loading berth was fine. <br /> Gaffron commented that as a requirement of the conditional use permit the need for screening and <br /> a parking variance could be added in the event that road is ever constructed. <br /> Chair Smith stated she was fine with the proposed landscaping. <br /> Lindquist moved, McMillan seconded,to approve Application #2439, Service 800, Inc., <br /> 2190 West Wayzata Boulevard, granting of a conditional use permit and approval of a <br /> commercial site plan subject to the conditions outlined in the November 12, 1998 Planner's <br /> Report, and further subject to the added condition of screening at the rear of the property <br /> in the event the frontage road is constructed. Proof of parking will be accepted. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 1, Stoddard opposed. <br /> Stoddard noted he is generally in favor of the project but voted against approval due to the density. <br /> (Recess taken from 10:18 p.m. - 10:28 p.m.) <br /> (#11) #2416/2417 TOLD DEVELOPMENT CO./BOB CUNNINGHAM, 2380 SHADYWOOD ROAD, <br /> ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AND COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW, 10:28 p.m. - 11:42 p.m. <br /> The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. <br /> Bob Cunningham was present. <br /> Gaffron stated the Application is requesting approval of variances and commercial site plan approval <br /> for the construction of a Walgreen's Drugstore on the former Grace Baptist Church site. The <br /> Applicant is proposing an amendment to the B-5 District to allow a full-service drugstore at this <br /> site. The other B-5 sites in Orono consists of two strips along the north side of Shoreline Drive. <br /> The total B-5 district in the City comprises 5.9 acres, with the total commercial zoned property in <br /> Navarre being 33 acres. Gaffron noted that overall commercial development in Orono amounts to a <br /> small percentage of the applications reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council. <br /> Gaffron stated the purpose for the B-5 district is to provide a district for businesses that <br /> supply commodities or perform a service primarily for the residents in the surrounding neighborhood, <br /> which businesses are not high traffic generators and do not necessitate an inordinate amount of <br /> hardcover. The district may adjoin residential districts of other business districts which are subject <br /> to more restrictive controls. In this case the B-5 district abuts the B-1 district in two areas. Because <br /> of the location of the proposed development in Navarre, the uses are restricted in order to limit the <br /> hardcover and traffic generated in that district since there already is a traffic problem in Navarre. <br /> Gaffron noted the B-5 District was created in 1975 to accommodate existing businesses adjacent <br /> to single family residential areas. The intent of the district was to limit the intensity of uses in the <br /> B-5 District to those which would not only be good neighbors, but provide a valuable service to the <br /> surrounding neighborhood. The B-5 District was amended in 1996 to delete home and garden <br /> • equipment rental which was concurrently made a permitted use in the B-1 District. The B-5 District <br /> was again amended in March, 1998, by adding coffee or bagel retail stores to the list of allowed <br /> Page 16 <br />