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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Tuesday, January 20,2004 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />(MIKE KEAVENY ON BEHALF OF RICHARD M. KEAVENY REV. TRUST, 3425 <br />SHORELINE DRIVE, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND COMMERCIAL SITE <br />PLAN REVIEW - Continued) <br />Bcrtagnoli interjected that the Navarre area provides family restaurants via Culvers, the <br />coffee shop, and D’Vinci’s. <br />Fritzler asked if the upper lot would be paved. <br />Keaveny stated that this could be done. <br />Acting Chair Mabusth stated that any approval would include upgrades and asked how the <br />City would deal with the applicant’s desire to upgrade and renovate the site. <br />Keaveny indicated that he would wish to add retaining walls, plus additional green space <br />along Shoreline Drive. <br />Acting Chair Mabusth asked if the City Engineer had seen the proposed parking plan. <br />Gundlach stated that the City Engineer felt the plan was adequate with paving and striping. <br />Keaveny reiterated that the retaining walls would be repaired, more green space could be <br />provided, and the brick work would be repaired and matched to the front of the building. <br />Bremer asked what the proposed hours of operation would be. <br />Ode stated that, generally, the hours would run until midnight or bar time of 1:00 AM. <br />Acting Chair Mabusth asked how the City doles out liquor licenses. <br />GafTron stated that the City has the ability to dole out 7 licenses in the Orono area; <br />however, to date has only one. He indicated that Mr. Ode was currently going through the <br />review process of obtaining a liquor license. Gaffron stated that, since the application is a <br />CUP and backs up to residential neighborhood, the Commission can put reasonable <br />standards on the application. <br />While she was sympathetic to the traffic concerns on Kelly Avenue, Bremer was also <br />concerned about the proposed re-location of the bus shelter at Kelly and County Road 15, <br />closer to the dangerous intersection. <br />GafTron stated that the police department has been looking into moving the crossw alk, and <br />felt this location might be a safer alternative for the shelter. He indicated that, new <br />discussion of this subject this evening, had caused him to think twice about moving the <br />crosswalk to Kelly Avenue. <br />PAGE 48 of 53 <br />J <br />___