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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,March 15,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Bollis noted if the push it to Council there would be no public hearing for the language. <br /> Barnhart said there will not be an official public hearing,but the Mayor has consistently allowed people to <br /> speak at the meeting. <br /> Bollis moved,Kirchner seconded,to table LA20-000047 City of Orono Text Amendment Related To <br /> Boat Storage. <br /> Ressler is not entirely sure they will all be in agreement as to how they modify this language, but the City <br /> Council has enough information going after what the Commission is going after. That would be the only <br /> reason he would be opposed to tabling. He thinks cleaning this up sooner rather than later cleans up the <br /> vulnerability and puts it in the Council's hand to make this revision live. <br /> McCutcheon noted the Commission would probably like to button it up and get it done but since there is <br /> not a citizen waiting in this situation,he tends to agree with tabling it. <br /> Bollis said the other option would be to move it forward with the comments if they could have an official <br /> public hearing at the City Council meeting. <br /> Barnhart noted the Commission will not have another public hearing,and he cannot require the City Council <br /> to hold a public hearing when the Commission has already had one. He said up front, all 7 of the <br /> Commissioners will not like the draft ordinance. The Council has given some direction of what they would <br /> like to see and there is certainly debate in some areas, but the breadth of comments he has gotten are <br /> somewhat outside of that boundary. If the vote is to table, he will come back with something, but he is <br /> prepared to go forward with a recommendation of denial on certain aspects of it, which is fine, that is the <br /> process. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 2 (Gettman,Ressler). <br /> 9. LA20-000053 DALE RICHARDSON O/B/O CBS MN PROPERTIES, LLC, 2060 WAYZATA <br /> BLVD W,CONCEPT PLAN(STAFF:JEREMY BARNHART) <br /> Dale Richardson,Applicant,was present. <br /> Staff presented a summary packet of information. This is a sketch plan or concept plan review for a propose <br /> 40-unit apartment building located at 2060 Wayzata Boulevard. In 2005 this property was the subject of a <br /> proposed office condominium/townhome project. At the time there were 5 townhome office buildings. <br /> One was built in 2008 and a foundation for another was poured. The existing building was the subject of a <br /> Conditional Use Permit(CUP)for a daycare center and was the first activity in this project area since 2008. <br /> The property owner purchased the property in 2017 and is looking to develop a 3-story apartment structure <br /> with 40 units. The property is guided for high density residential and used to be guided for commercial; in <br /> the 2040 Comprehensive Plan the property was re-guided to high density residential (20-25 units/acre). <br /> The Applicant is working under that guidance from the Comp Plan. The building will be 4 stories including <br /> one level of underground parking with 66 stalls plus three above ground apartment floors proposed. The <br /> project is being proposed as a Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) and the Commission may <br /> recall last month that they do not have a zoning district for high density residential; most come through as <br /> an RPUD of which this is a permitted use. They are operating under that from a guidance standpoint in <br /> terms of the final zoning district. Barnhart's memo included analysis of the RPUD zoning regulations. <br /> Page 26 of 34 <br />