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a <br /> • MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,May 21,2001 <br /> (#01-2676 BAYWIND CHRISTIAN CHURCH,CONTINUED) <br /> Weinberger stated the B-4 Office and Professional Business District is intended to provide a district <br /> which is related to and may adjoin residential districts or other business districts for the location of <br /> administrative office buildings and related offices. Weinberger stated if the Applicant wishes to have <br /> a church at this location, a conditional use permit would be necessary following approval of the <br /> amendment to the B-4 District. <br /> Greenley stated they are requesting that one more conditional use be added to the B-4 District. <br /> Greenley indicated the building can presently be utilized as a school, and in his opinion a church <br /> would have less impact on the neighborhood since most of the activity occurs on the weekend. <br /> Heckel stated they are currently located in Excelsior and would like to relocate in this area. Heckel <br /> commented the building would serve their needs well,with the church being a good improvement to <br /> the neighborhood. Heckel stated the building has been on the market for approximately one year,with <br /> the inside of the structure not well suited for office use. <br /> Kluth inquired why churches were not included in the B-4 District to begin with. <br /> Gaffron stated the B-4 Zoning District goes back to the 1960s, and it is his understanding no churches <br /> were located in that area at the time the zoning district was created so they were not included. <br /> Frank Svoboda stated the majority of the building is constructed out of precast concrete and is an <br /> extremely solid and well built building. Svoboda stated a sprinkler system would not be required. <br /> Rodney Beestrom added that a sprinkler system is not required by Code unless there are more than <br /> 300 people in attendance. <br /> Gaffron stated one of the issues that was raised early on was whether the change in occupation from an <br /> office to a church would require significant changes to the building because of the Building Code. <br /> Gaffron stated the City has not investigated that yet and he is unsure whether the church members <br /> have consulted with the City's building official regarding that issue. <br /> Stoddard requested Staff follow up on that possible conversion to see what changes would be required. <br /> Smith stated other issues to address would be traffic,noise, lighting,and signage. Smith inquired what <br /> discussions have taken place regarding those items. <br /> Weinberger stated Staff would need a complete site plan in order to determine whether there is <br /> adequate parking and appropriate signage and lighting for this site. Weinberger stated Staff has not <br /> gone into those issues at this time. <br /> Berg stated she has a major concern with the traffic in this area and the speed of the traffic as it goes <br /> down County Road 19. Berg indicated she has a concern with parking across the road from the church <br /> and then attempting to cross County Road 19. Berg stated she would prefer that people not cross that <br /> road due to the high speeds of the traffic. <br /> PAGE 23 <br />