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0 MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />HELD JUNE 15, 1992 <br />the City. <br />ZONING FILE #1738 - CONT. <br />Mabusth continued, the only designated wetland on the property is <br />in the southeast corner. She displayed the master plan of the <br />School District for this property. Drainage easements will be taken <br />over the ravine. The application will be reviewed for conditional <br />use permit approval under the code which allows specific uses such <br />as clubs, country clubs, private swimming pools. The City is asked <br />to consider if the ice arena, as a non - profit, privately owned <br />entirely can be allowed under this section of the code. <br />Bellows said, "if the School District, as many school districts do, <br />were proposing constructing an ice arena, I can not imagine we <br />would deny it as an inappropriate use. I would make the case <br />rather strongly that this is absolutely a compatible use to the <br />school, is in fact going to be used by the school, is a facility <br />that many schools build on their own, its a facility that many <br />communities more civic minded than Orono happens to be, often <br />construct as part of their civic facilities. I can't think of a <br />reason why it would be considered an inappropriate use." <br />• Cohen agreed and asked if the ice arena were not realized, what <br />could the property be used for. He pointed out that the City of <br />Minnetonka has its ice arena next to City Hall. <br />• <br />Rowlette said, "there is no place else in the City that I would <br />want to see it. It is the most appropriate place to be." <br />Mabusth introduced Del Erickson, architect for the Ice Hockey <br />Association. <br />Chair Kelley asked if the School Board had asked the Association <br />to discuss this issue with each city within the school district. <br />Bob Halverson, President of Orono Sports Facility Association, said <br />that was a condition set forth by the School District. He stated <br />he had discussed this with each city within the district. He noted <br />most of the comments were questions which could not be answered at <br />that time. <br />Goetten said that no one has approached the Orono Council. <br />Ed Cohen left the meeting at 8:35 p.m. <br />4 <br />