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CITY OF ORONO ZONING FILE: 05-3080 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Cryatal Bay, MN 55323 (952) 249-4600 DATE OF NOTICE: April 19,2005 TO: Interspace-West, Inc. COPIES: P.O. Box 184 Wayzata, MN 55391 TYPE OF APPLICATION: General Development Plan BaTO ^Apnf iX 2005'............................................................. Plannlns Commission recommended as follows: The Planning Conunission voted to approve the request as submitted with the following stipulations; 1. Plans illustrating dedication of a public driveway easement should be submitted prior to approval by the City Council. The driveway easement must follow the proposed drive aisle of the parking lot, be a minimum width of 24’ and must be submitted as a separate document for filing, as it cannot be shown on the plat. 2. At the time the City’s landscape consultant submits comments regarding the proposed landscaping, those comments shall be incorporated into the proposed landscape plan. 3. City Engineer approval of the submitted lighting plan. The applicants should also verify the method of lighting the monument sign: with flood lights as shown on the lighting plan and/or back-lighted as shown on the sign plan. 4. A revised monument sign plan shall be submitted meeting the base requirement and not exceeding 100 square feet prior to final approval. At the time a revised monument style sign is submitted meeting the monument standards, the applicant should also submit a plan illustrating the sizes and content of any signs to be affixed to the buildings, if any are proposed. 5. A revised set of elevations should be submitted illustrating like building materials for all fiicades to match the building materials noted on the front elevation. 6. Revised association documents must be submitted meeting the requirement noted on page 7, #16 of the concept plan approval resolution regarding formation of a review/approval committee to help regulate intensities of uses. Although not part of the Planning Commission recommendation, staff would pose the following questions for discussion at the Council meeting in an effort to respond to neighbors’ concerns: 1. Can trees be incorporated into the northeastern comer of the site? 2. Can the retaining wall systems along the northerly lot line be shifted 5’ south to give an additional 5’ of protection to the root systems of the trees existing on the Sugarwoods residential neighborhoods outlot? VOTE: 7 FOR 0 AGAINST Applicant’s next meeting is tentatively scheduled for City Council - Monday, April 25,2005; meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. If you desire certified copies of die official Planning Commission or Council minutes, they are available ftom the City Recorder after review and approval by the Planning Commission or Council. If you have questions, please call City Planner Janice Gundlach at 952-249- 4623.