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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> ` . Monday, March 15, 2004 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 3. #04-2974 RELIANCE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY"STONEBAY <br /> MARKETPLACE", NW QUADRANT HWY 12/WILLOW DRIVE (OUTLOT A, <br /> STONEBAY) COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW, REZONING, COMPREHENSIVE <br /> PLAN AMENDMENT, AND SUBDIVISION (6:25-7:05 P.M.) <br /> Chair Smith stated that this is solely a Comp Plan Amendment discussion. <br /> Mr. Trautz and Mr. Johnston, the applicants, were present. <br /> Planning Director Gaffron explained that the meeting packet that Commission received didn't <br /> include backsides of pages and there is a new packet in front of you containing the correct pages. <br /> Gaffron stated this is a request for a Comp Plan Amendment for a re-zoning of property at the <br /> NW corner of Highway 12 and Willow Drive. The applicant has been before the Commission a <br /> number of times in the last few months. It was reviewed at the February 17 meeting at which <br /> time the Commission concentrated on a list of acceptable uses for re-zoning the property(Exhibit <br /> G attached). The request was tabled and a joint work session with Long Lake Planning <br /> Commission was held March 3, 2004 where a discussion of current and pending activities along <br /> Highway 12 was held and discussed whether re-zoning this site might impact redevelopment <br /> efforts in Long Lake. After reviewing this project over the last few months, staff concluded that <br /> the applicant needed some guidance that resulted in the March 1, 2004 letter to the applicant <br /> (Exhibit B). <br /> Based on the fact that that applicants have been advised to come up with a different site plan it is <br /> critical, from a timing standpoint and for the applicant, that the Commission reach a conceptual <br /> conclusion on whether or not the Commission is ready to establish parameters and go ahead with <br /> the Comp Plan Amendment and a re-zoning. Formal action is not being sought at this time, but <br /> direction from the Commission is needed conceptually, that if the number of conditions you <br /> established can be met that the Commission is willing to make that commitment and that would <br /> be taken by staff to the City Council next Monday, March 22. The recommendation on the Comp <br /> Plan Amendment must be made at this meeting in order to conform to the statutory 120-day review <br /> period, which ends April 15 (prior to the next commission meeting). <br /> Staff recommends that Planning Commission: <br /> Discuss and make a recommendation to Council as to whether the CMP should be amended to <br /> re-guide the site from primarily office to primarily retail uses. <br /> 1. If you recommend in favor of the amendment, you should also do the following: <br /> a) Review and confirm the list of allowed zoning uses you determined are <br /> appropriate for this property; and <br /> b) Review carefully the development goals and parameters laid out in the staff <br /> letter of March 1 and confirm whether these are conditions that should be <br /> incorporated into the text of a CMP amendment. <br /> Page 4 of 48 <br />