02/17/2004 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, February 17, 2004 6:00 o'clock p.m. (#6) #04-2984 MCCARTHY CONSTRUCTION ON BEHALF OF BERSHIRE PROPERTIES, 2745 KELLY PARKWAY, COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW —Continued) would develop as Phase II. The applicant's current proposal is in accordance with those expectations and is proposed as a medical office building to be known as Orono Professional Medical Building II. Gundlach explained that the property is surrounded on the east and west sides by properties zoned B-6. The property has frontage on Kelley Parkway to the north(zoned Residential), and Wayzata Boulevard to the south(zoned Industrial). The setbacks for parking shall be 20' at the fronts and 5' for interior side yards. The proposal meets the 20' setback to Kelley Parkway and the 5' setback at the interior easterly yard. There is a shared parking arrangement with the dental building to the west, so the construction of the parking lot will appear contiguous of the parking lot to the west and a 5' parking setback would not be required. The site plan does not meet the 20' required parking setback along Highway 12. The applicant must revise the site plan to show a 20' setback to Highway 12 prior to City Council review. Number of Parking Stalls. Required= 1 per 200 s.f. of floor area (Net=36,000 s.f. — 10%= 32,400 s.f. /200= 162 stalls required) Total stalls required= 162 Total stalls proposed= 157 (5 are proof of parking) To meet the 20' required yard at Highway 12,mentioned above, the parking will be reduced by 3 stalls. The applicant has stated that 3 proof of parking can be incorporated into the revised plan. Staff finds that an additional 3 proof of parking stalls is acceptable to achieve the 20' required parking yard. 5 proof of parking stalls are proposed in total and 157 stalls will be constructed. Staff finds the 5 proof of parking stalls is acceptable and these parking stalls would only be constructed if necessary to meet parking demands. Gundlach noted that the applicant submitted a Grading, Drainage, Erosion Control and Utility Plan for review by the City Engineer, along with a drainage area map and storm sewer calculations. All storm water will be directed,via pipe, to the storm water retention pond to the east. The City Engineer has reviewed all plans as they relate the storm water and finds them to be acceptable. While the applicants have submitted a landscape plan, the plan proposes 5 maples, 4 ashes, 8 spruces, and 8 crabapple trees to be distributed around the perimeter of the site(25 trees total). Goldflame Spirea, a landscape shrub, is proposed along the building and within the landscape islands. Section 78-797 (8) lays out specific landscaping requirements for properties located with the B-6 zoning district. The following is a list of requirements which need to be incorporated into a revised landscape plan prior to City Council approval: PAGE 16 of 19