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(S <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Chair Smith and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Wendy Bottenberg, Zoning Administrator/Plarmer <br />October 15,2002 <br />SUBJECT: #02-2831 Hope Chest for Breast Cancer <br />3850 Shoreline Drive <br />Finding of Substantially Similar Use/Commercial Site Plan Review - Public Hearing <br />Zoning District: B-5 Limited Neighborhood Business District <br />Lot Area:35,028 s.f. (.80 acres) <br />Building Size: 6,720 s.f. <br />Exhibits: <br />A Applicant Letter <br />B Draft Site Plan (Sketch) <br />C 2002 Survey <br />D City Engineer Comments (September 24, 2002) <br />E Current Property Owner’s Engineer Comments (October 8,2002) <br />F Planning Report (September 9, 2002) <br />Application Review: This application is two fold: 1. Finding of Similar Use: The B-5 zoning <br />district does not specifically list furniture store as cither a permitted or ''onditional use. The zoning <br />code does give the Planning Commission and City Council the auth.uity to interpret when a <br />proposed use is substantially similar to other uses in a specific zoning district. 2. The second part of <br />this application is the commercial site plan review . <br />The applicant, Barbara Hensley, intends to purchase the property at 3850 Shoreline Drive which is <br />currently operated as “Bay Furniture.” The applicant intends to operate an upscale resale store <br />called “Hope Chest for Breast Cancer”. The proposed business will continue to sell fumiture. <br />antiques. cr> stal/china, jewelry and home accessories such as lamps, pictures and rugs. 1 here w ill be <br />a limited amount of clothing and accessories. There will also be a section devoted to gifts for <br />women with breast cancer and books, supplies, etc. regarding breast cancer. The proceeds of “Hope <br />Chest for Breast Cancer” will go to organizations dedicated to breast cancer research, education and <br />care for the under-served (limited or no health insurance). <br />The property is zoned B-5, Limited Neighborhood business District. A fumiture store is not listed in <br />the B-5 district as either a permitted or conditional use. In April 1986, the City Council determined <br />that the proposed ftimiturc store was compatible with the other uses in the zoning district and would <br />operate substantially similar to a “gallery”. In October 1986. the City Council approved the <br />commercial site plan for the fumiture store. Again in June 1998, the City Council approved the <br />commercial site plan for the current fumiture store.