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Minutes <br />Planning Commission Regular Meeting <br />Monday, May 19, 2025, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <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 Jon Ressler, Thomas <br />Brandabur, Andrew Jarnot, Kelly Prchal, Sam Tift, and Shane Weltzin. <br /> <br />Staff present: Community Development Director Laura Oakden, City Planner Melanie Curtis and City <br />Planner Matthew Karney. <br /> <br />2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Ressler moved, Prchal seconded, to approve the agenda. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. <br /> <br />4. APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 21, 2025 <br /> <br />Ressler moved, Jarnot seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono Planning Commission <br />meeting of April 21, 2025. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. <br /> <br />5. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br />5.1. LA25-000016, CHARLES CUDD CO LLC, 2545 DUNWOODY AVE., CONDITIONAL USE <br />PERMIT <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and <br />deny or table the request for a Conditional Use Permit for expanded replacement retaining walls. Staff did <br />not believe the justification for the increased height of the retaining wall had been shown. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff and the applicant, John Sonnek <br />of Charles Cudd. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. <br /> <br />There were no public comments. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioners noted that although the existing wall does appear to be failing, moving the retaining wall <br />back further to create a sand area was a choice and not a hardship. They pointed out that the applicant is <br />open to redesigning the wall height to lower it and to adding to the landscaping plan, and so favored <br />tabling it so the redesign can be reviewed by the Planning Commission again. <br /> <br />Prchal moved, Jarnot seconded, to table LA25-000016, 2545 Dunwoody Ave., Conditional Use <br />Permit. VOTE: Ayes: 6, Nays 1 (Brandabur). <br /> <br />3