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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLAiNNLNG COMMISSION MEETING Monday, July 16,2001 (^01-2694 Bay^iind Christian Church, Continued) Heckel expressed his appreciation for the patience and fairness the Planning Commission and City have shown the church representatives in vvorking with their applications. («7) «01-2696 ABC SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. 2765 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, Vi CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, 8:59 p.m. - 9:38 p.m. Myron Dahl. Manager of ABC Supply Company, Don Jeziorski, Lessee for ABC Supply Company, and Steve White, property owner, were present. The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. W einberger explained that ABC Supply has been leasing the VCI Capital building since March of 2000. ABC Supply is a wholesaler and warehouser of building and construction supplies including roofing, w indows, and siding sold e.xclusively to contractors. Wliolesalc and warehouse businesses are permitted uses in the Industrial district. ABC has been using a portion of their yard for outside storage and such storage is only allowed as a conditional use in the Industrial district. ABC also leases the north 125’ of the lot to the south and is proposed to be used under the conditional use permit for outside storage. The conditional use permit would allow’ ABC permanent outside storage of stock materials. Orono’s zoning code does not define permanent or temporary outside storage. Staff has discussed w ith ABC how the outside storage is handled. Often ABC receives materials at night or early in the morning, then will unload the trucks, leave the materials in storage for a short period of time, and then deliver within a day or two to a job site. S'aff had told ABC that as long os the materials were on the property for no longer than 72 hours, temporary storage would be allowed. Other cities typically allow 48 to 72 hours for temporary storage, which allows for Friday deliveries to be handled on Monday mornings when the business reopens. The property area at 450 Old Cry stal Bay Road is 2.3 acres with a 32,000 s.f. facility used to house construction materials. The conditional use permit requires screening to buffer the storage area and its activities from surrounding lots. Lots to the east and north of the property are also industrial properties. However, lots to the west are proposed for medium density development of 2-4 units per acre in the Comprehensive Plan and would need some type of buffering. The new Highway 12 is proposed to the south of the property . The screening or fVnee is required to be not less than 5’ in height that would be located along the west property line not less than 50% opaque. The City also has the ability to require landscaping with trees, shrubs and other types of groundcover. Staff has a plan which proposes a raised berm with plantings on and around the berm. This would screen an area that currently has pallets stacked two high and approximately 6’ in height. The site is served by a 26' wide driveway w ith access from Old Cry stal Bay Road and a staging area where trucks load and unload. A shared loading dock is located on the neighboring property. Employ ee parking is permitted and required on the site with a 75' setback for parking. With the building located 100’ from Old C.ystal Bay Road, a 75* setback with a 20' parking space doesn’t PAGE 15