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- 1. <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 18,2001 <br /> (Baywind Christian Church,Continued) <br /> Hawn suggested the Planning Commission skip standard number three and consider standard number <br /> four which requires that parking areas in side or rear yards be set back 25 feet from residentially <br /> zoned property. <br /> Stoddard stated the B-4 standard is 30 feet. <br /> Gaffron stated the B-4 standards allows parking within 10 feet of a rear yard and side yard setback. <br /> Lindquist stated in his view the standard should be 10 feet to be in agreement with the B-4 standards. <br /> Gaffron indicated the 10 feet setback is in the general parking standards for any B District and not <br /> just specifically the B-4 District. Gaffron stated the language should perhaps read that parking is <br /> allowed in a rear yard in a B District up to within 10 feet of the rear lot line and up to within three feet <br /> in a residential district. <br /> Kluth stated if other businesses in the B-4 District are allowed to park within 10 feet of a rear lot line, <br /> then why should churches be any different. <br /> Lindquist recommended the same B-4 standards apply. <br /> Hawn commented it is her view that Staff feels the 10 feet is not enough for any business. Hawn <br /> inquired whether the Planning Commission would be in favor of making that a bigger setback for any <br /> use. <br /> Gaffron stated in his opinion changing the standards for other uses within the:B-4 District is outside <br /> the scope of what is happening tonight. Gaffron stated the Planning Commission is looking at a <br /> specific use and its impacts in determining whether the standards are appropriate. <br /> Hawn stated the standards should be consistent. <br /> Gaffron stated it was not the intent to change the standards for all uses within the B-4 District but to <br /> come up with some standards specific for churches within the B-4 District. <br /> Smith stated the Council could consider changing the standards for the entire 13-4 District. <br /> Kluth reiterated his concern that if the City adopts standards specific to this church and does not apply <br /> them to other uses within the B-4 District,that it may appear the City is attempting to zone this <br /> particular use out of this district. <br /> Hawn stated it is her sense that the Planning Commission would prefer to leave it at a 10 foot setback, <br /> with a recommendation to the Council that if they would like more stringent conditions,they consider <br /> applying them to the entire B-4 District. <br /> Kluth stated the parking lots currently in this area would then be grandfathered in if new standards are <br /> adopted. <br /> PAGE 10 <br />