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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 16, 2004 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#04-3037 Wayzata Country Club,continued) <br /> accessory building area variance to allow an individual building to exceed 3000 square feet and for the <br /> total amount of accessory buildings to exceed 6000 square feet based on the number of acres the <br /> country club owns. <br /> Rahn inquired whether the applicant had anything additional to add to Staff's report. <br /> Driscoll stated he did not. <br /> There were no public comments regarding this application. <br /> Kempf commented he has visited this site and that the building is not quite parallel to the Luce <br /> Line. Kempf stated in his opinion the building could have been constructed parallel to the Luce Line <br /> without any change in the functionality. Kempf stated the building was originally constructed <br /> inappropriately and that the applicant is now requesting that the building become even more <br /> inappropriate. <br /> Kempf stated he did notice that the buildings facing the country club were painted green and had <br /> nice shrubs and trees planted around them,but that the side of the building facing the public is <br /> white and stands out. Kempf stated he also noticed some dead golf carts and pallets in view of the <br /> public and that in his opinion the Wayzata Country Club has not taken the stewardship of their <br /> position on the trail seriously. Kempf indicated he would not be in support of the variance. <br /> Driscoll remarked that the debris has recently been moved there in preparation for the construction of <br /> the addition and that the country club is in great need for additional storage. Driscoll stated the <br /> building was painted white at the request of the neighbor adjacent to the Luce Line so it would be <br /> less obtrusive in the wintertime. Driscoll stated the Wayzata Country Club works closely with the <br /> DNR and with the Luce Line users. <br /> Driscoll stated the main purpose of the addition is to add more storage room so that those items would <br /> be out of sight from the general public. Driscoll indicated the country club has been the victim of <br /> several vandalism episodes in the last couple of years and they are attempting to house all their <br /> equipment indoors. <br /> Driscoll stated he cannot comment on the location of the building since he was not involved with <br /> that project. <br /> Rahn commented that in his opinion there appears to be an alternate location for this building that <br /> would not be encroaching into any setbacks. Rahn stated the issue appears to be the setback variance <br /> and not the accessory building area variance. <br /> Driscoll stated locating the building to the north is not possible due to the golf course layout and that <br /> in his opinion the proposed location is really the only location for the addition. <br /> Leslie inquired whether the golf course has considered constructing a separate structure rather than <br /> expanding the existing structure. <br /> PAGE 7 <br />