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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2004 6:00 o'clock p .m. (10. CITY OF ORONO, CITY CODE SECTIONS 78-1466 AND 78-1468 REVISIONS TO THE SIGN ORDINANCE -Continued) Sec. 78-1468. Signs in Band I districts. 'Within the B and I districts, nameplate signs, wall and monument signs and business sigB-5 are permitted subject to the following regulations: Section 3: This Ordinance shall be published in THE PIONEER and THE LAKER newspapers and shall become effective upon approval and publication. VOTE: AYES 7, Nays 0. Jurgens asked ifthere are luminance standards in the Sign Codes. Curtis advised that there are such standards in the Sign Code currently. 11. #04-3004 BERNHAGEN DEVELOPMENT, 1535 BORNS POINT ROAD, SKETCH PLAN . Staff advised that the Sketch Plan was withdrawn from the agenda. Chair Mabusth asked staff to contact the property owners to handle the three dogs on the site if they want Planning Commissioners to view the site. Leslie asked if the site required a land use notification sign. Gaffron replied none was needed. Gundlach advised she will contact the applicant and determine the status of the application. 12. REPORT OF PLANNING COMlVIISSION REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDING COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 22, 2004 AND APRIL 12, 2004 Chair Mabusth reported she attended the March 22, 2004 City Council at which meeting Mr. Ode was denied a liquor license and Reliance Development/Stonebay Marketplace received Council approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. She advised that Marc Fritzler attended the following Council meeting and as he is not present this evening, a report is now unlikely. Jurgens informed the Planning Commission that he had attended the April 12, 2004 meeting in place of Mr. Fritzler and reported that the Reliance Development/Stonebay Marketplace application was reviewed by the Council, as well as the moratorium discussion. Gaffron reported that on the April 8, 2004 City Council work session there was concern expressed about the kind of town home developments being built in Orono, such as construction quality and density issues. There was a consensus to look at the standards in the RPUD for multi-family, attached developments . He advised that Council has placed a moratorium on all development of properties for densities of 2 units per acre or greater. Later it was realized that this would include Page 46 of 49