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Minutes <br />Planning Commission Regular Meeting <br />Monday, June 17, 2024, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> Chair Bollis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />1. ROLL CALL <br />Orono Planning Commission members present: Chair Chris Bollis, Commissioners Dennis Libby, Jon <br />Ressler, Bob Erickson, Scott Kirchner, Ted Schultze and Gary Kraemer (arrived about 6:40 p.m.). <br />Commissioner Mark McCutcheon was absent. <br /> <br />Staff present: Community Development Director Laura Oakden, City Planner Melanie Curtis, and City <br />Planner Natalie Nye. <br /> <br />2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Kirchner moved, Libby seconded, to approve the Agenda. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br /> <br />4. APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 15, 2024 <br /> <br />Ressler moved, Schultze seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono Planning Commission <br />meeting of April 15, 2024. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br /> <br />5. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br />5.1 LA24-000018, MATT JASPER, 4745 NORTH SHORE DRIVE-CUP, VARIANCES <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and <br />deny the application for the new shed and table the rest of the application for additional information. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff and the applicant, Matt Jasper, <br />4745 North Shore Drive. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. <br /> <br />There were no public comments. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. <br /> <br />Several Planning Commissioners said they could see the need to move forward with the stairs and <br />retaining wall. The proposed structure would not be in-kind because the existing structure that was torn <br />down was never permitted and the structure that was depicted on the most recent survey was much <br />smaller. Commissioners debated tabling the full item, denying the full application so it could move <br />forward to City Council, or doing a split recommendation. <br /> <br />Ressler moved, Kirchner seconded, to deny LA24-000018, 4745 North Shore Drive-Cup Variances <br />and forward the Commission’s comments. VOTE: Ayes: 6, Nays 0, Abstain 1 (Kraemer). <br /> <br />3