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• • Cju.NC/lL REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION NOV 2 3 1998 CITYCFORONO Date; November 19,1998 Item No.8 Department Approval: Administrator Approval: Name: Michael P. Gaffron Title; Senior Planning Coordinator Agenda Section: Zoning Item Description: #2417 TOLD Development Co., 2380 Shadywood Road - Request for Amendment to B-5 District Allowed Uses - Public Hearing Zoning District: B-5, Limited Neighborhood Business District Application: Request for an amendment to the B-5 Limited Neighborhood Business District to add a drugstore use to the list of allowed (permitted or conditional) uses. The B-5 District list of allowed uses currently does not include any uses which could be broadly interpreted to include a full-service drugstore as that proposed. Such a use is allowed as a permitted use in the B-1 Retail Sales Business Distric ind in the B-3 Shopping Center Business District. List of 1 .xhibits A - Memo and Exhibits of November 10,1998 November 16 Public Hearing A public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on November 16 to allow public comment on the proposed amendment. Notice was mailed to all property owners within 350' of the 2380 Shadywood Road site as well as all owners of propert>' zoned B-5 in Orono. Because the Planning Commission minutes will not be available for the November 23 council meeting, following is a synopsis of the public comments received: Margaret Jagodzinski. 2300 Olive Avenue - Expressed concerns regarding the condition of the existing site; expressed concerns about lighting, traffic and visual appearance of the final development; wants this project to have as little impact as possible on the neighborhood, and doesn't want a warehouse type building. John Ericson. 1620 Shadywood Road (owns vacant lots adjacent to site) - Doesn ’t have problem with the use but suggested it should not be open all night.