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NIINUTES OI'THE ' � <br /> 'ORONO PLANNING CONIMISSION <br /> Tuesday,J�►nuary 16,2007 y <br /> � G:00 o'clock p.m. . <br /> (#06-3249 City of'Oro�►o, Outlot A Stonebay,Continuecl) <br /> Additional documents provided tonight include Resolution No. 4041, which was ihe City's initial policy <br /> , statement regarding development along Highway 12 that set the tone for ihe 2000-2020 Comprehensive <br /> Plan langl.tage. The 2000-2020 Conipreheiisive Plan ultimately included virt�tally ihe saule language as � <br /> the policy resolution. The CMP amendment language in st�•ilceout/underline format is also included to <br /> illustrate the few suUtle revisions to i;he pre-existing CMP language that were adopted in the 2004 <br /> amendment for Outlot A. Outlot A of StoneUay is a 3.7 acre connnercially guided parcel located at the <br /> norlhwest corner of Willow Drive and Highway 12. � <br /> Gaffron stated the 2000-2020 Orono Conununity Management Plan of�cially adopted on November 13, <br /> 2001, originally guided this pro�erty as well as the other properties between Kelley Parkway and � <br /> Highway 12 fiom WilIow Drive to Old Crystal Bay Road for conunercial office uses. The proposal for a <br /> Walgreens and a strip retail center Uy Reliance Development Company in 2003-2004 was not iti <br /> ' confornlity with the Comprehensive Plan since it inctuded freestapding retail not specifically associated � <br /> or supportive of an office use on the site. The proposed Walgreens and t11e office/retail Uuilding were <br /> characterized more accurately as neighborhood retail/service uses. After public hearings and substantial . , <br /> consideration by the Planning Coirnnission and City Council, and after receiving Mehopolitan Council <br /> approval,the City Council adopted iii 2004 Resolution No. 5190,Amendment#2 to the 2000-2020 CMP. <br /> The amendinent reguided Outlot A to allow for retail uses under the following paranleters: <br /> 1. No individual buildings greater than 15,000 square feet gross floor area. <br /> 2. One building must Ue a phannacy/convenience store. . <br /> � 3. The reillaining buildings shall have no individual tenant space greater than 7,000 square feet. <br />. 4. The most westeily building on the site shall Ue oriented and designed in a manner that focuses on <br /> the regional�ond as an anienity for customers or tenants. � <br /> 5. Buildings on the site shall be oriented with a goal of providing an inviting vehicle and pedestrian <br /> ent�y fiom Kelley Parkway witliout creating iiegative visual impacts for the Stonebay residential . <br /> � developmeiit. . <br /> 6. Architectural design and details shall Ue carefiilly prepared Uy 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 Ue subject to City approval tluough the PUD�rocess. ' <br /> 7. � Building materials shall Ue high qualiiy and duraUle, shall be compatiUle with the quality of the <br /> ' office building oil Kelley Parkway, and shall Ue suUject to City approval tl�trough the PUD <br /> process. '. <br /> Reliance Developnzent Cotnpairy was granted conditional a�provals in Jtme 2004,including a rezoniiig, <br /> General Development Plan Approval,etc.,for the proposed Wal�•eans and retail stri� center,Uut <br /> PAGE 2 <br />