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Minutes <br />Planning Commission Regular Meeting <br />Monday, May 20, 2024, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 3 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Schultze moved, Kirchner seconded, to deny LA24-000023, 884 Dakota Ave Variances as applied. <br />VOTE: Ayes: 6, Nays 0. <br /> <br />6.4. LA24-000024 REVOLUTION DESIGN BUILD, o/b/o MARY AND DAVID O’KEEFE, 2980 <br />GOLDEN ROD WAY, LOT AREA VARIANCE <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and <br />approve the requested variance. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff and the applicant, David and <br />Mary O’Keefe, formerly of Minnetrista. <br /> <br />Chair Ressler opened the public hearing at 6:40 p.m. <br /> <br />There were no public comments. <br /> <br />Chair Ressler closed the public hearing at 6:40 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioners said the plan is in character with the neighborhood and the applicant had no opportunity <br />to buy additional land to meet the two-acres minimum due to right-of-way for Highway 12. <br /> <br />Kirchner moved, Erickson seconded, to approve LA24-000024, 2980 Golden Rod Way, Variance, as <br />applied. VOTE: Ayes: 6, Nays 0. <br /> <br />7. COUNCIL UPDATES <br /> <br />Oakden reported the City Council reviewed the applications that had been before the Planning <br />Commission the previous month and either approved them according to the recommendation of the <br />Commission or worked with the applicants to make revisions in keeping with Planning Commission <br />recommendations. <br /> <br />8. ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Kirchner moved, Schultze seconded, to adjourn the Planning Commission Meeting at 6:44 p.m. to <br />June 17, 2024. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />_________________________________________ <br />Christopher Bollis, Chair <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />5