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Minutes <br />Planning Corrnnission Regular Meeting <br />Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />Chair Bollis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />1. ROLL CALL <br />Orono Planning Commission members present: Chair Chris Bollis, Commissioners Mark McCutcheon, <br />Dennis Libby and Bob Erickson. Commissioners Jon Ressler, Gary Kraemer and Ted Schultze were <br />absent. <br />Staff present: Community Development Director Laura Oakden, City Planner Melanie Curtis, and City <br />Planner Natalie Nye. <br />2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br />McCutcheon moved, Libby seconded, to approve the Agenda. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />3. APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20 <br />2023 <br />Libby moved, McCutcheon seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono Planning Commission <br />meeting of November 20, 2023. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />4. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />4.1. LA23-000062, Granite Companies LLC o/b/o Travis &Sara Wildenberg, 3838 CherryAvenue, <br />After -the -Fact Conditional Use Permit <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and <br />table the resolution approving the conditional use permit pending the applicant providing missing support <br />materials. Alternately staff said the Planning Corrunission could deny the request or approve it with <br />conditions and further review by staff and the City Council. <br />The Planning Cormmission discussed the item and asked questions of staff and the applicant, Travis <br />Wildenberg, 3838 Cherry Ave. The applicant said they misunderstood, thinking they were covered for <br />approvals by planning the improvements with the Watershed district. <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 6:18 p.m. <br />There were no public comments. <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 6:18 p.m. <br />The Commnission discussed the item, noting that after -the -fact situations are always difficult, but they felt <br />the design would ultimately be approved with some changes to the landscaping plan. The consensus was <br />that the Commission would like the opportunity to review the plan again after the applicant had complied <br />with staff requests and since it is still winter, tabling would not unduly delay the project. <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />�? <br />