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MINLTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />HELD OCTOBER 18, 1993 <br />m) mi4 GARY DESANTIS/SAILORS WORLD - CONT. <br />hardcover noting that some ol'f-site parking had been secured at the Minnetonka An Center. He <br />felt that it may be better to take a couple parking spaces for placement of the storage structure <br />than to attempt to place them on a grassed area. <br />Peterson asked if ihe applicant was aware oi DNR comments on this application. DeSantis was <br />iiot but they were included as part of the original packet. <br />Nolan asked what the intended schedule of completion of improvements was for the property. <br />DeSantis responded that they had three years to complete the commercial site plan and that time <br />has not expired. The rainy season this summer has caused problems completing the parking lot <br />and landscaping. <br />DeSantis explained that the structures are moveable with no foundations and could be considered <br />temporary or peimanent. <br />Nolan observed piles of lumbei. a tractor, ro ;.ng timbers and a dumpster on the property and <br />questioned the standard practice of operation regarding use ot these landscape areas. The City <br />has desiijnated certain areas yet Nolan noted most of these areas had some type of coverage on <br />them. i.e. boat, construction materials, etc. <br />DeSantis responded that the marina is in a winter storage mode and has the ability to use the <br />property for winter storage. Landscape timbers will be removed when the landscape contractor <br />has time to complete his work. <br />Smith asked if some of the items could be moved to clean up the property. DeSantis asked <br />where they should be moved to. Nolan added that was the point he was trying to make. Even <br />if the landscapinu were complete, w'ould there still be materials left in landscaped areasIs this <br />the standard of operation the Planning Commission could expect to see in the future.^ <br />DeSan", did not feel he should be criticized for not completing the improvements. Part of the <br />landscaping price was removal of the old timbers and the contractor has not completed that <br />pore n. <br />Schroeder noted there were worthwhile improvements. The B-2 zone has been an issue tor <br />consideration by the City for some time. He has concern over adding more hardcover in the <br />form of storage. He did not see renting .storage space as part of the overall plan. He suggested <br />storage could occur across the street or on some other part ot the property turther from the lake. <br />He also expressed concern that aesthetically the storage buildings would not be consistent with <br />the existing buildings.