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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMNOSSION MEETING HELD ON APRIL 17. 1995 (#10 - #2006 Janies Bruce - Continued) The applicant said he has receKed verbal agreement from Jim Hale to the west for the 1/10 acre The applicant has not yet dealt with the encroachment issue involving the property to the immediate north He noted that the minimum lot width of 200' on lot 3 was missed by I /4" according to the survey' Bruce also asked if the sewer assessment must be paid up front Mabusth said that this was the general rule with a subdivision as well as the payment of the park dedication fee The applicant asked for a timeline for the subdiv ision as he has a purchase agreement deadline of May 15. 1995 Rowlette brought up the issue of noise from outdoor weddings and services occurring at the nearby church The applicant said he has spoken with neighbors and a church spokesman about this It was noted that there were no restriaions on these events at this time The appiicam asked if a residential zone has restrictions, and Mabusth responded that it depends on how the CUP is stated The real estate agent involved in the transaction noted the reduction in the number of weddings and lack of any problem with the issue at this time He also noted that he felt the church pastor has discouraged the sale of the property these past years Rowlette commented that the issue was brought up to inform the potential property ow ner of the possible noise problem PLANNING COMMISSION COMMI N fS (#11) REPORT BY PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDING COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 10,1995 - DALE LINDQUIST Lindquist reported that the Council has asked Staff to present both residential and commercial options on the proposed shelter site at the May 18 meeting Lindquist noted that Hurr was open to the possible change and Jabbour preferred commercial with B-4 zoning, which is professional offices use with specific limitations. Schroder commented that the commission's review was their recommendation that Westonka not benefit from a zoning change to commercial. Lindquist noted a Council work session scheduled on May 10 on a possible change to the code regarding number of accesses allowed from driveways This issue stemmed from the Melamed sketch plan for access off of City Drive If access was granted, the driveway by code would need to be upgraded Jabbour did not agree with a variance and felt the City should adher to its own code Council scheduled the work session to review this code as this issue has come up frequently Lindquist noted the approval by Council of the Upton request for a variance.