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Minutes <br />Planning Commission 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 Cherry Avenue, <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 Commission could deny the request or approve it with <br />conditions and further review by staff and the City Council. <br />The Planning Commission 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 Commission discussed the item, noting that after-the-fact situations are always difficult, but they <br />felt the design would ultimately be approved with some changes to the landscaping plan. The <br />consensus was that the Commission would like the opportunity to review the plan again after the <br />applicant had complied with staff requests and since it is still winter, tabling would not unduly delay <br />the project. Erickson moved, Libby seconded, to table LA23-000062, 3838 Cherry Avenue After- <br />the-Fact Conditional Use Permit pending further review meeting the conditions outlined in the <br />staff report. VOTE: Ayes: 4, Nays 0. <br />141 <br />PC <br />Exhibit E