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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, November 20, 2000 (#2640/2641 ORONO AMBAR, Continued) Gaffron staled the City could give notice to the affected property owners Gaflron noted the City* normally does not mail out individual notice of the upcoming meetings once the public hearing has been held Gaffron staled the City could send out individual notice of upcoming meetings if the Planning Commission so desired Berg requested the president of the Suganvood Homeo\\ncr*s Association be gi\ en notice of any upcoming meetings concerning this application Hawn commented she is unsure what action or recommendation the Planning Commission should give at this time since the RPUD ordinance has not been formally adopted by the City. Hawn stated in her opinion this appears to be a good plan, noting she would like to see a buffer along the front of the building Hawn requested the neighbors* concerns and comments be kept in mind when revisioirs arc being nude to the plan Lindquist noted he is in agreement conceptually with the plan Berg commented she is glad the developer is working with the neighbors Smith inquired whether the building materials could be specified. Gaffron stated the RPUD process will allow the Planning Commission to dictalc what they would tike to see for this development Stoddard stated in his opinion more discussion is needed regarding the height of tlie building and the parking. Nygard inquired how many employees there would be. Dunbar indicated 42 parking stalls would be a\ailablc to staff, with the majority of tlic parking area being utilized on the weekends Pat Brakeman, Suganvood, stated his major concern is w ith the size of the project and landscaping for the wintertime Brakeman stated he would like some idea of the developer’s agenda for this project Brakeman staled in his \ icw the City docs not need a city - wide ordinance in place prior to dealing with this project Gaffron stated Orono's current ordinances do not allow this type of density beyond w liaf s in the current zoning districts, and that this ordinance is needed to permit this type of housing. Dunbar stated he will need to meet with the City Council regarding the a\ailablc financing before bcint; able to proceed much further. Dunbar stated he would like to get some direction from the Planning Commission and City Council on which direction they would like this project to go Berg commented she is aware of other senior housing facilities consisting of two 30 unit buildings rather than one large building Berg suggested this application be tabled until the ordinance amendment is adopted PAGE2S