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. MINUTES OF THE . <br /> . ORONO PLANIVING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,January 16,2007 <br /> � 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#06-3249 City of Orono,Outlot A Stonebay,Continued) <br /> Additional documents provided tonight include Resolution No.4041,which was the City's initial policy <br /> . statement regarding development along Highway 12 that set the tone for the 2000-2020 Comprehensive <br /> Plan language. The 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan ultimately included virtually the same language as . <br /> the policy resolution. The CMP amendment language in strikeout/underline format is also included to <br /> illustrate the few subtle revisions to the pre-existing CMP language that were adopted in the 2004 <br /> amendment for Outlot A. Outlot A of Stonebay is a 3.7 acre commercially guided parcel located at the <br /> northwest corner of Willow Drive and Highway 12. <br /> Gaffron stated the 2000-2020 Orono Community Management Plan officially adopted on November 13, <br /> 2001, originally guided this property as well as the other properties between Kelley Parlcway and � <br /> Highway 12 from Willow Drive to Old Crystal Bay Road for commercial office uses. The proposal for a <br /> Walgreens and a strip retail center by Reliance Development Company in 2003-2004 was not in <br /> conformity with the Comprehensive Plan since it included freestanding retail not specifically associated <br /> or supportive of an office use on the site. The proposed Walgreens and the office/retail building were <br /> characterized more accurately as neighborhood retaiUservice uses. After public hearings and substantial <br /> consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council, and after receiving Metropolitan Council <br /> approval,the City Council adopted in 2004 Resolution No. 5190,Amendment#2 to the 2000-2020 CMP. <br /> The amendment reguided Outlot A to allow for retail uses under the following parameters: <br /> 1. No individual buildings greater than 15,000 square feet gross floor area. <br /> 2. One building must be a pharmacy/convenience store. � <br /> 3. The remaining buildings shall have no individual tenant space greater than 7,000 square feet. <br /> 4. The most westerly building on the site shall be oriented and designed in a manner that focuses on <br /> the regional pond as an amenity for customers or tenants. <br /> � 5. Buildings on the site shall be oriented with a goal of providing an inviting vehicle and pedestrian <br /> entry from Kelley Parkway without creating negative visual impacts for the Stonebay residential <br /> development. <br /> 6. Architectural design and details shall be carefully prepared by any developer of the site to ensure <br /> a high quality design compatible with the quality of the office buildings on Kelley Parkway, and <br /> shall be subject to City approval through the PUD process. • <br /> 7. Building materials shall be high quality and durable, shall be compatible with the quality of the <br /> office building on Kelley Parkway, and shall be subject to City approval through the PUD <br /> process. ' <br /> Reliance Development Company was granted conditional approvals in June 2004, including a rezoning, � <br /> General Development Plan Approval, etc., for the proposed Walgreens and retail strip center,but <br /> PAGE 2 <br />