06-27-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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City of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 1646 b) Relocate west access to a more central location on west wall and removal of existing office area to allow better flow and circulation within the store. The 188 sf of office area will not be used as commercial sales area but shall serve only as open circulation area. c) The ext.�rior alterations involve construction of a second story loft area, new roof, removal of canopy on south side of existing structure, privacy f encing around outdoor sales area and 3 1/2' split rail fence along the boundaries of the property. Applicants propose no commercial use of the loft as the loft will be used for display and decorative purposes. No public access to loft will be allowed. 5. Council has approved applicants request to remove the residential unit within the existing structure finding no intensification or extension of the commercial use of the residential property based on the following findings: a) The area occupied by the residential unit shall be used solely for storage, lunch room/employee lounge and new office. The approximate 450 sf of the residence apartment may never be used for commercial sales area. b) The structure has not contained a residence since late 1970's. c) The City Inspector has never issued a certificate of occ.apancy for the rehabilitated apartment. d) The previous lessee and current applicants note the following drawbacks in rentinq such a unit to an employee oz owner: (1) The existing apartment is too small and cannot provide adequate living area. ( 2 ) A responsible agent of the store would never want to live there. (3) Since the applicants all own their own homestead farms, they could not claim i_. apartment legally as their residence. (4 ) A single renter may not wish to be subjected to the possible dangers of breakins and the associated responsibilities.