Resolution 5470 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

0 • 4 CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 5470 D. A 60' flagpole would be approximately 4 times the height of the east fagade of the main building. The City Council concludes that a 60' flag pole height would be out of character with flagpole heights generally in the City and in the Long Lake area, will be higher than the existing tree line, and is not necessary to draw attention to the site for the applicant's suggested purposes of identifying the site. E. The requested language revisions that would allow more than 40 `demonstration' or `display' vehicles would require storage of those in excess of 40 to the south end of the east lot. The existing language identifies different types of vehicles that will be stored in the main easterly parking lot as "new vehicles and finished vehicles ready for delivery to dealerships". It goes on to state that up to 40 vehicles may be parked for "display" at the north end of the main parking lot (15 cars) and at the north end of the building (25 cars). The "display" vehicle language was originally intended to make a distinction between those cars that are for demonstration purposes as part of the fleet sales and leasing element of the operation at this site, and those stored or parked for other reasons. Specifically, per Finding G of Resolution No. 4845, "...It is the understanding of the Planning Commission that .the. outside display area is for the fleet customer test drive and viewing, but not to attract the general public to the site for individual purchase of vehicles." F. Council finds that it is highly unlikely that the public would visually perceive a difference between cars stored for demonstration purposes or cars stored or parked for other purposes on the site, and that the excess traffic in the area caused by the availability of more demonstrator vehicles will likely be minimal or imperceptible. G. Parking on the site as laid out in the proposed site plan has the capacity for 542 vehicles, which would include employee and customer vehicles as well as vehicles stored for display, new vehicles for fleet sales, vehicles awaiting preparation or repair, etc. The 250 vehicle limitation on "parking of new vehicles and finished vehicles ready for delivery to dealerships" imposed by Resolution No. 4845 was not specifically expanded to 320 vehicles in Resolution No. 5388, although functionally that approval added about 100 stalls south of the existing lot. It would be appropriate to expand the limitation on parking of new vehicles and finished vehicles ready for delivery to dealerships, from 250 to 320 stalls at this time. Page 4 of 8