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Minutes <br />Planning Commission Regular Meeting <br />Monday,November 18, 2024, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation,and discuss and <br />approve a text amendment listing garage condos as conditional uses in the industrial district and providing <br />conditions and requirements for the use. <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff. <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 7:58 p.m. <br />There were no public comments. <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 7:58 p.m. <br />Commissioners asked about restrictions on commercial use noting that they would not want a garage <br />condo to become a commercial retail-front but recognized that businesses may utilize a condo for storage <br />of vehicles. Staff explained the restriction is intended that a business could not operate out of a unit or <br />receive mail or deliveries. Commissioners suggested operating a business should be defined so it would <br />be clear that businesses could use the garage condos for things like storage and warehousing. <br />Ressler moved, McCutcheon seconded, to approve LA24-000062, Text Amendment: Sections 78-1 <br />and 78-823 Industrial Uses as drafted,incorporating feedback to add storage and warehousing <br />options to Letter C.VOTE: Ayes: 5, Nays 0. <br />5.7 LA24-0000064, TEXT AMENDMENT: DRIVEWAY, ROAD, AND TREE ALTERATION <br />STANDARDS WITHIN THE SHORELAND OVERLAY DISTRICT <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation,and discuss and <br />approve a text amendment for driveway, road,and tree alteration standards within lakeshore set-back to <br />allow for flexibility based on topography or other site features and cleaning up the code with edits and <br />clarifications. Driveway wording would follow DNR ordinances. <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff. <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 8:27 p.m. <br />There were no public comments. <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 8:27 p.m. <br />Commissioners were in favor of the revised text amendment. <br />Ressler moved, Schultze seconded, to approve LA24-0000064, Text Amendment: Driveway, Road, <br />and Tree Alteration Standards within the Shoreland Overlay District.VOTE: Ayes: 5, Nays 0. <br />6.OTHER ITEMS <br />Community Development Director Oakden updated the Commission on City Council actions on items <br />that had been reviewed by the Planning Commission that in each case followed Planning Commission <br />14