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I3AIII .GREN <br />SHARDI ,OW <br />ANDUBAN <br />IHCOaratATI.D <br />CONSULTING PLANNERS <br />LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS <br />300 FIRST AVENUE NORTH <br />SUITE 210 <br />MINNEAPOLIS. MN 33401 <br />612 339-3300 PHONE <br />612 337 3601 FAX <br />DATE: October 28, 1998 <br />TO;Mike GafTron <br />Senior Planning Coordinator <br />City of Orono <br />FROM: Jon Scaizo <br />Senior Designer <br />RE:Walgreen Drug Store <br />Told Development <br />Application #2416/2417 <br />As you requested, I have reviewed the site plan for the proposed Walgreen . tore located at the <br />intersection of County Roads 15 and 19. The proposal provides for a 13,905 sq. ft. Walgreen <br />with a drive through. 1 offer the following comments based on site planning and environmental <br />perspectives. <br />Issues: <br />1. Variances <br />The developer is requesting 4 variances to accommodate the development of the project. <br />A.The developer is requesting a variance to allow 91% hardcover in Zone 1 and 63% <br />hardcover in Zone 2, with an overall hardcover of 80%. The permitted hardcover is <br />35% in both zones. It is the developer’s responsibility to demonstrate that meeting the <br />intent of the ordinance represents undue hardship and that there is no other reasonable <br />recourse other than by variance and that they are requesting the minimum variance <br />necessary. The large disparity between the maximum hardcover surface allowed <br />(35%) and that proposed, (80%) demonstrates that the request isn’t minimal nor <br />reasonable.