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PlanniDg Commission Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7 to 0 to permit use of the building as a resale retail business similar to the existing furniture store, and approves a commecpial site plan for alterations to the parking lot, subject to the following conditions: I.A silt fence or straw bales shall be placed at the base of the slope where the new parking lot was installed for the purposes of protecting the wetland from sediment and erosion from the parking area. 2. Topsoil shall be placed on the existing slope and the slope seeded/sodded. 3.A wetland delineation shall be completed next spring to determine the wetland boundary and if any encroachment of the wetland or 26 ’ buffer has occurred. 4.The parking surface shall be finished to leave a S’ setback to the west property line. Concrete curb and gutter shall be installed to the specifications set by the City Engineer. 5.The plans for curb and gutter with a catch basin that will collect sediment from the parking lot shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. 6.Plans shall be sent to the MCWD for their review. Any MCWD permits shall be issued prior to any construction or reconstruction work to the parking lot. 7. 8. The Fire Marshal shall shall approve any plans to install posts to protect the hydrant. The parking lot shall be striped for 13 - 9’ X 20’ spaces, including one handicap accessible space. 9.The City of Orono will enter into a Development Agreement with the applicants. The improvements will require a letter of credit for 150% of the estimated costs of the improvements. A letter of credit will allow the City to draw funds to complete any improvements should they not be completed. Since the applicants will not take ownership of the property until mid-November much of the above stated work will not be completed until after occupancy of the building and some items might not be completed until spring, 2003. The applicant ’s have expressed a willingness to do all the above improvements to the property. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the application per the conditions as noted above in the Planning Commission recommendation. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to approve use of the property for a resale retail operation for “Hope Chest for Breast Cancer” finding the use is substantially similar to uses permitted in the district and to approve the commercial site plan for changes to the existing parking lot. I 0 ♦