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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 18,2001 <br /> (Baywind Christian Church,Continued) <br /> could all be considered institutional uses that have been allowed in the B-4 since its inception and <br /> does not change the intent of the B-4 District. <br /> Staff is recommending the following specific performance standards for the Church use in the B-4 <br /> District: <br /> 1. All buildings shall meet a setback of 50 feet from lot lines abutting a residentially zoned <br /> property. <br /> 2. The Applicant shall demonstrate that parking requirements for the expected level of use will <br /> be met without necessitating pedestrian movement across a major thoroughfare. <br /> 3. Churches shall be located on a collector or arterial roadway as identified in the Orono <br /> Comprehensive Plan or otherwise located so that access will be provided without conducting <br /> significant traffic onto local residential streets. An alternative is to require that if a church <br /> property abuts both a local residential street and a collector or arterial roadway,the access shall <br /> be onto the collector or arterial. <br /> 4. Parking areas in side or rear yards shall be set back 25 feet from residentially zoned property. <br /> 5. One parking space shall be provided for each 2.5 seats of capacity in the main assembly hall <br /> or sanctuary, with additional parking required per the standards of the Zoning Chapter for <br /> other facilities such as classrooms, licensed day care facilities, or offices. <br /> Gaffron stated the Planning Commission should also consider whether this entry should be listed as <br /> "Religious Institutions and Facilities"rather than simply"Churches". <br /> Stoddard inquired whether the applicant would be required to adhere to a hardcover limit. <br /> Gaffron stated they would need to comply with a 35 percent hardcover limit for the portions of <br /> property within 500-1,000' of the lakeshore. <br /> Wells commented it was his understanding the Planning Commission is not dealing with Baywind's <br /> individual situation at this time,but are dealing with zoning for churches in general. <br /> Hawn stated the Planning Commission will be looking at both. <br /> Wells stated he is a resident of Minnetonka and has noted over the years that the City of Minnetonka <br /> does not enforce its parking ordinance relating to churches. Wells stated the City of Minnetonka and <br /> the City of Orono also have different demographics,which would result in the Planning Commission <br /> comparing apples to oranges. Wells noted Minnetonka has a number of multi-family housing while <br /> Orono tends to have larger affluent families. <br /> Hawn noted the average size for a household in Orono is 2.7. <br /> PAGE 5 <br />