05-20-2002 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,May 20,2002 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#02-2789 DAHLSTROM DEVELOPMENT,Continued) Hawn moved,Mabusth seconded,recommending support of the concept to amend the Comprehensive Plan to allow the area south of Kelley and north of Highway 12 to be guided for residential use. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 1,with Kluth dissenting. Kluth pointed out that there is no Kelley Parkway delineated as of yet and parameters should be set before blanket approval is given. Hawn withdrew her former motion in order to define the boundaries of Kelley Parkway. Mabusth stated that she would withdraw her second to the motion. Members of the Commission agreed to withdraw their former votes. Hawn moved,Mabusth seconded,to recommend to Council that the Comprehensive Plan be amended in order to guide development of the area north of Highway 12, South of Highway 6, between Willow Drive and Old Crystal Bay Road for residential or office space use. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. Kluth questioned if the Commission is going against the Comprehensive Plan by allowing residential. In concept,he was willing to go along with retail use,however,he cautioned the Commission to be careful of how intense a use it should be. He asked if the Commission was comfortable recommending an amendment to the comp plan, a plan that intentionally was drawn up to limit certain sizes to avoid an overly intensive use. Hawn continued by asking if the concept can be further defined in order to delineate between big box or little box. Rahn asked that in reference to the grocer, once adequate parking is achieved, if the Commission could vote in favor of the concept of a smaller grocer. Carolyn Krall stated that the previous plan allowed for small retail which supported the office. Hawn questioned whether the Commission can recommend to Council that they guide the development for possible retail that is not accessory to the office. PAGE 22