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0 MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION <br />WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994 <br />Gaffron noted the currently allowed (as a conditional use) sale of pre - packaged food is defined <br />as "food that has been professionally prepared at a location other than on the premises... does <br />not include full course meals or any food prep other than warming by use of an infrared <br />microwave oven. The sale of food from vending machines is allowed. " <br />If there were restaurants at marinas, traffic would come from both the lake and land. Zullo <br />noted that even if there were not parking spaces for people to stop at the restaurant, traffic still <br />flows through the neighborhood. <br />Enlow opined this was a "not in my back yard" situation and was against anything that <br />increased activity. <br />DeSantis reiterated that each marina is very different and it is unfair to impose the same <br />restrictions on all marinas. Gaffron explained there were no accessory uses currently allowed <br />in the code. Conditional uses allowed are sale of 3.2 beer, sale of cigarettes and pre - packaged <br />food. Schroeder added that the Planning Commission is looking at adding conditional uses to <br />have a greater ability to tailor the uses to each marina. <br />Anderson agreed with Peterson regarding boating and restaurants. Schroeder agreed it was a <br />"nice thing to do" but in this case it is not appropriate for the neighborhood. <br />A vote was called about leaving restaurants on the list of conditional uses. Smith, Nolan and <br />Schroeder voted to remove it from the list. Berg and Peterson voted to include restaurants as <br />a conditional use. DeSantis objected to having it removed. Schroeder explained this will go to <br />Council for final approval. Gaffron added there would be a scheduled public hearing for further <br />discussion. <br />Schroeder began discussion of the coffee issue at Sailors World. DeSantis confirmed the coffee <br />would be brewed, not from a vending machine. Peterson would consider that a restaurant. <br />Schroeder stated there was a major safety issue in getting on/off Highway 15 in rush hour <br />traffic. <br />DeSantis stated the adjacent public launch is used around the clock and during rush hour. <br />Anderson added that he had called a Hennepin County MnDOT representative and was told he <br />had no problem with a coffee shop at Sailors World. Traffic counts were not done before the <br />launch ramp was installed. Peterson responded that Hennepin County does have a problem with <br />traffic on County Road 15 because they tried to do an upgrade but the City voted it down. <br />Hennepin County was concerned about the accident rate which is higher than anywhere else in <br />the Metro area. Peterson felt there was an extremely hazardous condition on County Road 15 <br />and thought Hennepin County and members of Orono County Road 15 Committee felt the same <br />way. When it came before the public, 75 people were at the meeting and did not want to see <br />8 <br />