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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, Juoc 18,2001____________ <br />(Ba>i»ind Christian Church, Continued) <br />currently sewered. <br />Stoddard inquired whether it is possible that this will become a pcimoncnl location for the church. <br />Ileckal stated that is not their intent at this time. <br />Lindquist stated in his view the Planning Commission needs to look at the church as becoming a <br />pennanent use within the B-4 District when establishing standards. <br />Stoddard noted some requirements for tite B*4 District ore nut controlled by the City, such os the Fire <br />CixJe requirements. <br />Kluth stated the Planning Commission cannot do spot zoning and needs to look at standards that <br />would be required for any church that would come into this district. Klulh noted he was present at the <br />City Council meeting where this application was discussed, with the Council e.vpressing some <br />bewildcfiiiciii about why churches had been excluded from this district in the first place. Kluth stated <br />the C oiincil is in f avor of allow ing churches w ithin the B-4 District and establishing standards for this <br />Kluth St* d the task before the Planning Commission tonight is to set standards for this use w iihin <br />the B~t District regardless of the needs of this church. Kluth stated even if the Zoning Code is <br />changed and church use is allovsed within the U*4 District, that does not guarantee the Bay wind <br />Church will be able to meet all the conditions of the conditional use permM. <br />Bob Sanscverc. City Council Representative, commented the Council is suppiirlivc of churches in the <br />B-4 District, with some concerns being expressed relating to parking and pi^Jesirian traffic crossing <br />busy streets. Sansevere staled in his view the fact that churches v«ere not originallv included in the <br />B-4 District was an oversight. <br />Smith inquired whether the standards being recommended by Staff would apply to churches. <br />Gaffron staled the recommended standards would apply to church use and that Staff is not proposing <br />the Planning Commission change any of the general B-4 standards regulating the entire disuict. <br />Lindquist noted all the other B-4 standards would apply as well, and that the other standards being <br />recommended by Staff would apply only to church use. <br />Klulh inquired whether these standards would also apply in the *R' District <br />Gaffron stated the *R' District has a different set of standards than the B-4 general standards. Gaffron <br />suted at the present time the ‘R* District only has one standard regulating churches ut the present lime <br />relating to setbacks. Gaffron stated one of the specific standards for church use would be that they <br />demonstrate sufficient parking to avoid the necessity to have pedestrians crossing a busy <br />thoroughfare. <br />PAGE?