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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 20, 1996 Nlabusth reviewed the car wash, the entrance and earts for the intprovements tncludrng the drive-in portion of the restaurant She noted that the Engineer’s report noted major concern with the cross action of traffic at the curb cuts The applicant would need to review (he traffic configuration with the City and County. Mabusth asked the Planning Commission to review the restaurant and convenience store Ti parp. S'? narkinu stalls planned with no credit given tor the parking areas beneath ffitei cl" MCh^’^S ffie con,nuss,oners to consider the r,on.ber ofu^s on the site'structut” coverage excess, and the compatibihly of the uses and whether van^ces should be granted for new development The structural coverage ts proposed at .0 -,. and is allowed at 15® o in properties less than I 99 acres Sehroeder asked Mabusth to rev.ew the zonrng Mabusth two throLliih conditional use permits, restaurants and gas use P but the caf wash is not a listed use Mabusth said the Council would also need to approve the locating of three gas stations at one intersection John O'Sullivan int'oduced Erwin and Marlene Smith as his business partners OSullivan s^d Jim cL ot.e of his represen.atives, was a founder of Super Amenea and was knowledgeable reearding petroleum and codes involving petroleum Rob Thompson, owner of C I Con'struction, who would be budding the improvements, was^so pmwnt O'Sullivan noted that the proicct involves an independent, tree-standmg. unit or Marlin site onlv and does not involve the church property, requtnng no rezontng. 11c noted a luture project would blend in the church properly In answer to a question Itu i Sehroeder. O Sullivan said that the project for the church propeny would “ business and professional Ivpe development Sehroeder noted that the use consistent with the zoning of the properly, which is zoned thev were in conversation regarding that issue With the City Mabusth advised that Orono StalThas consistently advised applicant of difficulties involved with the rezonmg o this property. O'Sullrvan continued that the original O Sullivan project was ™ the propertv across ,he street and has included two major store remodels He sarf used eultimt educ teehnologv, ,ind (he projecl has been considered an assel to the communitv" O'Sullivan said he purchased the Mailin propertv 18 months ago He w d uTTows would be sim,lar at the new project as the one cur^ntly rrt business, winch - as built on 3/4 acre site The Marlin project is 1-1/2 acres ot usable land. O’Sullivan said he has met with City Engineer Cook regarding P^with^Se and has dealt wath the issues and requirements He said Cook was satistie plan as pre.sented Staff has not received any confirmation trom Cook. k