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r <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />MONDAY. MAY 17, 2004 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />to Phil Carlson of DSU, Inc. for review and comment. His comments are anached as Exhibit <br />K and are summarized as follows: <br />1. Plans appear to meet the B-6 landscaping requirements. <br />2. Irrigation of all landscape areas will be required and must be shoviVn on <br />final plans. <br />3. Perfoimance bond (letter of credit) will be required. <br />4. Loading area screening at rear of buildings is adequate but could be <br />beefed up. <br />Gaffron pointed out boulevard trees as well as shrubbeiy, with substantial areas of low beiming and <br />vegetation. He referred to the agenda packet materials containing cross-sectional views to give a sense of what <br />the neighbonng properties to the north will view. <br />5. Ground and roof mounted mechanical equipment appears to be <br />adequately screened. <br />6. Parking area island just outside Walgreens entrance doors should be <br />vegetated (flowers or shrubs) rather than simply concrete. <br />7. Add sidewalk connection from Willow/l 2 intersection to Walgreens <br />entrance. <br />Gaffron e.xplained that while there are a number of vanable-pavement style connections, Phil Carlson of DSU. <br />Inc. points cut the advantage of having a pedestrian connection that does not force movement across the <br />Willow entrance but would bring pedestrians across the parking lot in a more direct path. It would result in a <br />loss of one parking stall to make the pedestrian crossing but parking space calculations are actually +l parking <br />space about the rcquitemcnt. <br />Gaffron illustrated the additional detail prosnded regarding screening of trash facilities at the rear of the <br />buildings shown in Plan Sheet L2.1 and the two Cross-Section Exhibits. He expressed that staff believes the <br />screening looks adequate but it could be beefed up a bit. <br />j <br />G. Architectural Standards . Applicant has advised that he will work with the City to provide <br />a face brick color acceptable to all parties. Applicant has provided samples of buildmg exterior material <br />samples for review and approval, mcorporatmg darker colored brick. Revised elevations of the two westerly <br />retail buildings have been submitted, and they appear to incorporate a variety of architectural features in <br />common with the Walgreens building. <br />Page 8 of 58