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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 8, 2016 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 11 of 32 <br /> <br /> <br />*9. #16-3801 CARL AND CAREN BORG, 3414 LIVINGSTON AVENUE – VARIANCES – <br />RESOLUTION NO. 6584 <br /> <br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6584, a Resolution Approving <br />Variances from Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-350, 78-1435, 78-1438, and 78-1511, for <br />the property located at 3414 Livingston Avenue. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />10. #16-3802 TCO DESIGN, 2380 SHADYWOOD ROAD – REZONING AND <br />CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br /> <br />Barnhart stated the applicants are proposing rezoning and a conditional use permit in order to renovate the <br />existing building at 2380 Shadywood Road into a comprehensive care facility. The facility is similar to a <br />nursing home and would provide care for patients discharged from the hospital but requiring a greater <br />level of care than can be provided for at home. Nursing and related services would be provided for up to <br />22 patients, housed in separate rooms. External modifications include the addition of windows to the <br />north and east elevations. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission did review the rezoning request at their meeting in January. The <br />Comprehensive Plan identifies this subject property as a potential for mixed use in addition to the other <br />commercial uses that are appropriate for this area. Barnhart stated the mixed use would allow for <br />additional uses in this district. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the rezoning request <br />from B-5 to B-4. <br /> <br />As it relates to the conditional use permit, the use being proposed is similar to a nursing home facility. <br />The patients’ rooms would be around the perimeter of the building and there would be a chapel and a <br />kitchen in the center. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated as it relates to mixed use in the Navarre area, the Comprehensive Plan identifies several <br />areas for potential mixed use. The thinking behind the mixed use was to provide opportunities for the <br />City to meet the density goals of the Metropolitan Council. Barnhart noted this type of facility would not <br />be considered mixed use since the individual patient rooms do not have their own kitchen. In addition, <br />the Comprehensive Plan does not go into detail in regards to the mixed use but it does state that nursing <br />homes are an appropriate use in the B-4 district. <br /> <br />Barnhart displayed a map depicting the B-5 and B-4 districts in the City. Barnhart stated from a property <br />standpoint, the building is not big enough to subdivide into smaller units but is large enough to <br />accommodate this use with its own parking. Barnhart stated any higher intensity use would likely impact <br />some of the adjacent residential areas from a traffic noise and activity standpoint. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission also recommended approval of the conditional use permit at their meeting in <br />January. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated the applicant would be able to answer any questions the Council may have. <br /> <br />Todd Ofsthun, TCO Design, stated this building is a good size for what they are proposing and is in a <br />good location. It would make for a good transition from the residential to the commercial facility. 10. 10.