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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MopJay, Jut 18.2TOI____________ (Bayi* inil Chrisliaa Church. Continued) HaMn suggested the Planning Commission skip standard number three and consider standard number four uhich requires that parking areas in side or a*ar yards be set back 25 feet from residenliatty zoned property. Stoudord stated the B-4 standard is 30 feet. GafTron stated the B-4 standards allows parking within 10 feet of a rear y ard and side yard setback. Lindquist staled in his view the standard should be 10 feel to be in agreement with the B-4 standards. GafTron indicated the 10 feet setback is in the general parking standards for any B District and not just specifically the B-4 District. GafTron stated the language should perhaps read that parking is allowed in a rear yard in a B District up to within 10 feet of the rear lot line and up to within three feel in a residential district. ivluth slated if other businesses in the B-4 District ore allowed to park within 10 feet of a rear lot line, then why should churches be any difTcrent. Lindquist recommended the same B-4 standards apply. Hawn commented it is her vie- that Staff feels the 10 feet Is not enough for any business. Hawn inquired whether the Planning Commission would be in favor of making that a bigger setback for any use. GafTron staled in his opinion changing the standards for other uses w ithin the B-4 District is outside the scope of what is happening tonight. GafTron staled the Planning Commission is looking at a specific use and its impacts in determining whether the standards are appropriate. Hawn stated the standards should be consistent. GafTron stated it was not the intent to change the standards for all uses w i:hin the D-4 District but to come up with some standards specific for churches within the B-4 District. Smith stated the Council could consider changing the standards for the entire B-4 District. Kluth reiterated his concern that if the City adopts standards specific to this church and does not apply them to other uses within the B-4 District, that it may appear the City is attempting to zone this particular use out of this district. Hawn stated it is her sense that the Planning Commission would prefer to leave it at a 10 fool setback, with a recommendation to the Council that if they w ould like more stringent conditions, they consider apply ing them to the entire B-4 District. Kluth slated the parking lots currently in this area would then be grandfathered in if new standards are adopted. PAGE 10