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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, Jnnc 18,2001____________ <br />:(Baywiad Christian Church, Conliaurd) <br />HavMi inquired uhal thoughts the Planning Commission had relating to standard number three <br />requiring that churches be located on a collector or arterial roadway as identified in the Orono <br />Comprehensive Plan or otherwise located so that access will be provided without conducting <br />significant tralTic onto hK'al residential streets. <br />Kluth inquired whether this condition also applies to churches in the 'R* District. <br />GafTron stated it diK's not. GafTron stated this is new language. <br />Stoddard stated in his view for consistency it should be omitted since it is not being required of other <br />churches in other areas. <br />Kluth stated the Council can regulate ingress and egress. <br />Ilawn staled the conditions the Planning Commission is reviewing are conditions that might be <br />involved with a conditional use permit. Ilawn stated in her view a church within a B-4 District is <br />difTcrent from a church ItKaled in a residential district where it is less likely to be located on a <br />collector or county road. <br />Kluth commented each application is unique in one way or another, and that the Council would have <br />the option of putting certain restrictions on the use. <br />Ilawn staled the Planning Commission is considering perfornunce standards for churches within the <br />B-4 District. <br />Ilawn inquired if there is a problem with hav ing the church have a separate rood ingress and egress <br />for what is ivpicallv a Sunday use. <br />Kluth stated it currently is not a standard in the ‘R* District. <br />Ilawn stated this standard would apply to churches only located in the B-t District. <br />Kluth staled he has concents about placing conditions on churches w ithin the B-4 District where those <br />conditions are not being applied to churches UKated in residential districts. <br />Hawn stated for churches that arc located in a residential district, they may only have residential <br />streets to access the church. Hawn stated in her opinion in general the people will he using the <br />collector street to access this particular site <br />Kluth slated he does not want to be looking at standards for one specific location hut rather at <br />standards that apply to the entire B-4 District. Kluth stated by placing a requirement relating to <br />arterial access may not work for all lots located within the B-4 District. <br />GafTron stated all the lots in the B-4 District have arterial access. <br />PAGE 12