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Minutes <br />Planning Commission Regular Meeting <br />Monday, June 16, 2025, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and <br />approve the amendment to the City Code. Staff described the proposed text amendment as revised in <br />keeping with comments from the Planning /Commission at the previous meeting. <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff. <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. <br />Katie Dunham, 1060 Brown Road North, provided a written comment. There were no additional <br />comments. <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 6:39 p.m. <br />Commissioners favored changing the allowed number of pigeons and doves to be higher than five, the <br />allowed number for hens. <br />Weltzin moved, Ressler seconded, to approve LA25-000014 Revisions to City Code Regarding the <br />Keeping of Animals in Residential Districts as proposed with the addition of allowing up to 25 <br />doves or pigeons under domestic poultry. VOTE: Ayes: 7, Nays 0. <br />5.3 LA25-000022, TEXT AMENDMENT: SECTION 78-823 GARAGE CONDO PARKING <br />STANDARDS <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and <br />approve the text amendment setting parking standards for garage condos, providing for driveway width <br />and a limited number of off-street parking stalls for guest parking. <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff. <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 650 p.m. <br />There were no public comments. <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 6:50 p.m. <br />Commissioners supported having parking spaces striped and discussed space between buildings and <br />discussed maneuverability, and the number and type of spaces in front of the units. Commissioners <br />Erected staff to add language providing for two parking stalls for units 200 square feet or more, one stall <br />for units 200 square feet or less, 60 feet between buildings, a maneuverability plan accommodating <br />emergency vehicles that addresses parking and snow storage and a striped no parking lane 12 feet wide <br />before sending the recommendation on to the City Council. <br />Ressler moved, Weltzin seconded, to approve LA25-000022, Text Amendment: Section 78-823 <br />Garage Condo Parking Standards with updated language as directed. VOTE: Ayes: 7, Nays 0. <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />C� <br />