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1 • #02-2782 Professional Properties of Orono May 24.2002 Page 2 Planning Commission Recommendation Planning Commission concluded that the dental office use was consistent with the 2000-2020 Community Management Plan guiding of this site for office use, and that B-6 was the appropriate zoning district for this use. Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the rezoning to B-6, and was not concerned that the site does not meet the S-acre minimum for rezoning in the Highway 12 Corridor (also see 5-17 staff memo). Planning Commission also voted 7-0 to recommend Concept Plan Approval, subject to continuing to work with staff to refine details of the site plan. Site Plan Issues for Council Discussion Site plan issues for further discussion include: 1.The site is approximately! 7% building, 28% green space and 55% parking/sidewalk hardsurfaces. This meets the 25% minimum green space requirement that appeared in the B-6 district standards prior to recent revisions which omitted that percentage. Additional green space if required could be created by removing the perimeter drive and 4 parking stalls along the SE comer of the site. However, these stalls help provide the excess parking applicants wish to retain due to anticipated high daily patient turnaround rates (several hundred patients per day), and the one-way drive will eventually become a preferred drop-off route for patients. Is Council satisfied with the percentage of green space on the site? 2.Site circulation for the general parking areas appears to be functional and minimizes conflicts. The site plan exceeds minimum parking stall number requirements for this ofHce use. There is a patio and service area, including detached trash enclosure, along the northeast side of the building. The intent is for trash collection and service vehicles to use an in-only access at the NE comer of the site. Layout with regards to maneuvering efficiency for deliveries and trash removal along the east side of the building should be scrutinized by the applicants. This area faces Kelley Parkway, so attention must be paid to making it attractive or screening it. 3.The building materials in general appear quite acceptable; applicants noted that some changes in color of the facade materials arc contemplated.../A<?je must be finalized prior to Development Plan Approval. 4.The proposal leaves the existing trail along Old Crystal Bay Road in place, with a 5 ’ setback to the curb in the parking lot. This setback is acceptable to Hennepin Parks which partners with Orono on this trail. However, a question was raised as to whether the 5' setback allows for winter snow storage along the trail. If the City in the future chooses to maintain this trail in the winter, snow removal might be necessary for this stretch. The 5* setback likely will