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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, Jaac I g. 2001____________ (Baywiad ChrisUaa Church, Coatinacd) Wells staled it ippcors the Planning Commission is attempting to require standards of the church that are not being required of other places within the City . Klulh staled the Planning Commission and City Council adopt standards in an cfTorl to help preserse the community and best sers e the interests of the community. Kluth stated the Planning Commission is not required to follow bad precedents and that the Planning Commission is unable to stop pedestrian trafTic at all other places. Kluth staled just because other churches may have been allowed to have pedestrian traffic across busy streets, docs not require the Planning Commission to allow that to occur at this location. Smith inquired wny the City is considering setting these types of standards for this particular cliurch and other churches in the area when they are not requiring schools and other institutions like the Freshwater Institute to do exactly what the Planning Commission is attempting to do in this particular case. Kluth stated if the City is going to require standards for this church that ore not required of other businesses, it will be subject to judicial review, and the City w ill need to defend why they are creating these standards for this particular church when they ore not being placed against other businesses. Smith slated in her view these standards may need to be a B-4 standard rather than just standards that apply to this particular church. Mabusth .staled a solution iniglil be if sufl'icicnt parking is not provided on site, that the Council must approve a parking plan. Mabusth stated the City in the past has approved parking lots across County- Road 19 for other places of businesses. Mabusth staled in her view the Council should approve a parking arrangement if ample parking is not provided on site. Mabusth inquired how many parking stalls ore available at this site. Kluth staled there is approximately 45 parking stalls. Mabusth suggested that standard number two be made subject to approval by the Council of an ofT- site parking plan if ample parking is not available on-site. Kluth stated in his opinion the Plan: ng Commission should not be coming up with new standards for churches ••hen they arc not being ap(..icd to other businesses within the B-4 District Klulh staled the B-4 District already has standards that need to be complied with. Hawn suird the U-4 District docs have parking standards that will need to be followed. Gaffron stated the City does have specific parking standards for various businesses. Kluth commented he is okay vviih Mabusth's suggestion regarding appro*, ai by the Council oi an off- sile parking plan. PAGE 9