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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 12,2004 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />(4. #04-2974 RELIANCE DEVELOPMENT CORP. HH'Y 12 / WILLOW DRIVE <br />(OVTLOTA, STONEBAY)- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - TEXT DRAFT, <br />continued) <br />Acting Mayor White commented that empty retail space may result if a tenant can’t be found to fit <br />the 5,000 s.f. space. He pointed out that maybe mor; flexibility would offer more tenants to the <br />developer and White expressed his support. <br />Mr. Steve Johnston, Landform Engineering Co., inteijected that the size consideration i.s an issue for <br />PUD by amendment but not the Community Management Plan. He also noted that the time frame for <br />PUD amendment is 60 days and the Comprehensive Plan Amendment procedure with other <br />intergovernmental review takes far longer and tenants may be lost in the meantime. <br />Mr.Trautz presented his second proposed change to the Draft Text on building orientation. He stated <br />that all three buildings are not proposed to face the center of the site and may not fit the Draft Text. <br />Gaffron offered to consider a language change to better preserve the more critical language that <br />guards buildings directly facing Hwy 12. <br />Sansevcrc suggested language that buildings on the site shall be oriented in a manner that focuses <br />store fronts and store entrances away from Hwy 12. Mr. Trautz advised that their proposal does <br />have one building facing Hwy 12, one that will face to the center and Walgreens is rotated with the <br />front door at the center. <br />Gaffron reiterated that the goal of this parameter was not to place such a focus on Hwy 12 that it <br />would feel like one was entering from the rear when coming from the neighborhood, as opposed to <br />having some store entrances visible from the neighborhood. <br />Sanseverc suggested that perhaps the language could refer to a ‘majority’ of the buildings rather than <br />‘all’ buildings on site. <br />Acting .Mayor While offered to delete the phrase “... in a manner that focuses storefronts and store <br />entrances towards the center of the site rather than strictly toward Hwy 12...” as a solution. <br />McMillan commented that the goal is to make the site look good from all sides, much like an island <br />concept as it needs to look good from Hwy 12, too. She aclmow ledged that it was a difficult <br />challenge for the site. <br />Mr. Trautz agreed that all four building sides arc visible to the public and there are things that can be <br />done w ith architecture and with plantings so it doesn’t feel like the back of a building. How ever, he <br />stated that there w ill always be a back to a building but hopefully their site renderings show <br />treatments to improve the back view s. <br />Murphy urged the Council to remember that the focus of the discussion is to consider changes in the <br />Community Management Plan and that there arc key phrases such as “locally owned business” from <br />Which may be diverted at this site. He expressed that there needs to be special care given to try to <br />Page 6 of 20 <br />T