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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />MONDAY. MAY 17. 2004 <br />6 00 o'clock p m. <br />(5. #04-2974 RELIA.NCE DEVEI.OP.MF.NT COMPANY, I.EP, Conilnucd) <br />C. Required Parkins. Gaffron pointed out lhal in accordance w.th past Planning; <br />Commission ducussions, the proposed 150-staII number exceeds by one stall the <br />requirements established for the site in terms of accepting Walgreens bO stall need and the <br />remaining rctai: at the City requirement of I stall per 150 s f. of net retail space. Even if a <br />stall IS lost to provide the suggested iKdestnan connection from Walgreens to the <br />Willow 12 comer, the parking needs »ill be met Staff recommends approval of the <br />parking plan as designed. <br />D. l.ot Corerace. Ciaffron refened to numerous pnor Planning CommisMon discussions <br />regarding where there is a substandard lot created and applying the 15".. lot coverage <br />requirement as required ? y Code Section 78-140.) which limits lots of 0-1 09 acres in area <br />to I5 “i> lot coverage by structures lltc subdivision of the subject properly results in the <br />following: <br />- Lot I (86.268 s.f or I.9S acres! is proposed with buildings totaling I.U9.M) s f or l6.I1o <br />coverage <br />- Lot 2 (74.428 s f) is nroposed with buildings totalirg 14,820 s f or 19 coverage <br />- Overall coverage of the 3 (i9-acrc site is proposed at 17 9"o. not including freestanding trash <br />enclosures <br />Ciaffron supplied information on the small number of developing or redeveloping commercial sites in Orono <br />that were subject to the 1 5 “o lot coverage requirement. These include <br />Service htK) on llwy 12 (0,96 acres. 26 l"o lot coverage) • pre*e.xis:ing site <br />C'ulver's in Navarre (I 52 acres. 20 2"o Uit coverage) - pre-existing site <br />Snyder’s in Navarre (I 9 acres. I4“* lot coverage) - pre-e\ist;itg site <br />Wagner Rental in Navarre (1 2 acres. 12 “o lot coverage) - prc-eMstin-: site <br />The dental office on Kelley Parkway was a pre-existing 2 0-acre lot and not subject to the lot coverage limit It <br />has about 18"o lot coverage <br />CialTion >tated that from staff s perspective the overage above the 15"» is not an issue here and appears to be <br />reasonable given the limned amount of Mte He lecogni/ed the ('ornmunity Management Plan lefercnces <br />holding to the I5 ”o limit but saw few potcrtial problems a.v the C ity has so few sites zoned for commercial <br />uses tlut Ik lecomiiiciided iiuximi/iiig rather than underutili/ing the site He spoke of a balancing acf and <br />needing to have balance when applying requirements with the Community Management Plan s goals and <br />(Kilicies. <br />I areeii Space. Under the current projnisal with the elimination of ptmif-of-parking', <br />gteer -pace on the site will K- 26‘’«. which meets the 25'^o goal <br />F- l otflini! Bert/1% and Trash t ndoyures. I ocation and details for loading berths and trash <br />handling facilitie-. mcli'dmg cro>>->ectional views, were provided and shown on the <br />phns <br />G. Sianaye, The two pnmary monument signs are proposed at a dimension of lo high and <br />14 -8 " wide, exceeding the 10* width recently adopted for monument signs (See L.xhibit N. <br />Ordinance No 6. Third Senes), including the pillar- <br />The building wall signage appears to he cvinsis'ent with what would be expected for a <br />algreens and a small retail center and meets aide standards The Stonebay .Monument at <br />the comer of 1 2 Willow is acceptable to staff as designed. <br />Page 7 of 40