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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 20. 1996 <br />(#2) PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT, SECTION 10.20, SUBD. 3 - <br />ENCLOSED ICE ARENA AS A CONDITIONAL USE - CONTINUATION OF <br />PUBLIC HEARING OF JANUARY 16,1996 - 10:26 P.M.-12:10 A.M. <br />Schroeder reponed that the proposed zoning amendment being debated was that of <br />Section 10.20, Subd. 3 A of the Zoning Code involving conditional uses in the one family <br />residential zoning district. He read the amendment as currently written, noting the <br />importance placed on access to a highway and the installation of sewer. The proposed <br />amendment was read which relates to Subd. 3, under the heading of A. Schools. The Uses <br />Accessory to a High School. Indoor Sports Facilities, and specifics related to such <br />facilities are all added to the current code, which presently does not address any accessory <br />uses to schools The Planning Commission is discussing whether the proposed <br />amendment should be added to the current ordinance. <br />Mabusth noted that a neighborhood information^ *n:eting was held by the Orono Hockey <br />Boosters Association, that involved the site plan tor the Orono ice arena. Mabusth <br />attended that meeting The zoning amendment would be required before any such facility <br />could be built and operated by a non-profit group. <br />Lindquist asked for comments from that information meeting. Mark Engebretson, who <br />represents the Orono Hockey Boosters Association, described the meeting's agenda. The <br />neighbors were informed of where the project was at in terms of design and finances. <br />Engebretson said the association has begun to understood the neighbor's concerns as a <br />result of the meeting, which was set up to maintain an open communication. The meeting <br />was set to start the process of communication and not to necessarily provide answers. <br />Engebretson summarized the issues brought forward by the neighbors through a letter to <br />them, notifying them of this public hearing. StalT did not have a copy of that summary. <br />Engebretson said he expects to make a formal application to the City in March, 1996, and <br />then conduct another neighborhood meeting with results of the application process thus <br />far. <br />r <br />The Commission asked what the concerns were of the neighbors.