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1VIINUTES OF THE � <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,July 17,2006 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 8. #06-3212 HEMPEL PROPERTIES,OUTLOT A STONEBAY(NW CORNER OF <br /> WII..LOW DRIVE NORTH AND HIGHWAY 12)COMIVIERCIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW,PUD, <br /> COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT,8:24 P.M.—9:35 P.M. <br /> Sara Malin,Hempel Properties, and Jeff Wrede,Tushie Architects,were present. <br /> Gaffron stated the applicants are proposing a commercial retaiUoffice development on Outlot A of <br /> Stonebay. The proposal requires an amendment of the Comprehensive Plan,which was amended on <br /> June 14,2004,to allow defined levels and types of retail uses at this specific property and which the <br /> applicants hope to have revised. The application involves a PUD rezoning process and a commercial site <br /> plan review. The proposal further requires a subdivision to convert Outlot A to a buildable lot. It should <br /> be noted that the proposal does not include creating separate lots for each of the two proposed retaiUoffice <br /> buildings. ' <br /> Gaffron stated the 2000-2020 Orono Community Management Plan was amended specifically to address <br /> this site on June 13,2004,via Resolution No. 5190. That amendment expanded the allowed uses to <br /> include a limited and defined level of retail use in addi�ion to the previously guided office uses. The prior <br /> . guiding for professional office as well as limited service uses and retail uses accessory to the office use <br /> � was expanded to include the following language: <br /> This amendment to the 2000-2020 Community Management Plan re-guides Outlot A of Stonebay to <br /> additionally allow for neighborhood-scale retail uses,as an alternative to the office use for which it is <br /> currently guided. The definition of`neighborhood-scale retail uses' for Outlot A includes the following <br /> parameters which must be adhered to for any retail use developed and maintained on the property: <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 of design,compatible with the quality of the office buildings on Kelley Parkway, <br /> and shall be subject to City approval through the PUD process. <br /> PAGE 20 <br />