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IL MLNUTES OF THE ORONO PI-ANNTNG COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, MAY 17. 2004 6:00 o’clock p.m. (5. «04-2974 RKLIANCL DKVKLOP.MtNT COMPANY. LLP, Continued) GafTron recommended approval of the proposed Commercial Site Plan subject to the \ ar.ous recommendations in the text of the May 13.2004 Staff Report. Any motion to recommend approval should address the remaining issues, and prosidc clear direction to the applicant. Gaffrun believed the application is ready to be forwarded to the Cit>' CourKil subject to Planning Commission recommended conditions for approval Chair Mabusth asked the applicant if there were any questions to stuff, to Shelley Johnson, Engineer or Phil Carlson. DSL). Mr. John Iraute staled they are in agreement with just about everylhing identified by staff as outstanding issues. He accepted the 10* w ide requirement for the monument signs and the manual reader board. Mr. Trautz asked the Planning Commission lo consider not identifying the space in front of Walgreens ’ entrance as a landscaped area but as a walkway to the building's access point. He indicated landscaping features would make it more difTicult for patrons to enter the biiildinu and proposed some other treatment, such as painting Kempfasked if this area was raiM.*d .iKise the parking lot level Fntzlcr asked if a curb is proposed Mr. Trautz explained the area is flush to the parking lot surface and could be constructed with colored asphalt or stamped concrete. It provides an easy way for pedestnans to get to the Walgreens front doors. Frilzler asked for clanfication that it would not become a space for promotional 'sandwich* boards Trautz stated that there would be no st'^nage in this area Jurgens suted he assumed the area is not raised because of handicapped parking requirements, but a raised area could help guide traffic. He asked for information about how the transition occurs from parking lot to pedestnan walkway. Ms. Vicki Van Dell. Landform Engineering, explained the area is flush to the ground w ith vertical bollards at the front. Gaffron illustrated the Walgreens* access point and the 20* \ 20* area in quesrion Jurgens clar«ficd the area will not be raised and w ill have no curb along the face of the building and questioned if there w ill be bollards all the w ay down the length of the building. Ms. Van Dell explained there would be tw o bollards in front of the handicapped stalls, another one on the next stall oxer, and transitions .iito a full curb mg the rest of the building length Bremer commented that she had no problem with the proposed access area Rahn concurred stating it makes it easier to traverse mto the access point for Walgreens. Mr. Trautz exhibited the finished palette of exterior colors and distributed the samples to the Planning Commission. Page 9 of 4U