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,:1 MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITYC COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 23, 2006 • 7:00 0 'clock p.m. U (9. #06 -3173 CITY OF ORONO INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ZONING STANDARDS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, Continued) Brixius stated that the City should delineate at which point additions make the applicants subject to mandatory conformance. He encouraged each! party to assemble and submit their comments in writing for further discussion and incorporation. Johnson pointed out that the rear 13 acres behind Morrie's may be subject to development sometime in the future. If they knew how the access to the southern portion was to be laid out, other questions regarding this ordinance may arise, as they might then be concerned about frontage road at a later date. With regard to the tinting of this ordinance revision, since the city is expecting an application from Ryan, Gaffron stated that the City contracted with the consultants to work toward a resolution. While NAC has been turning things around rather quickly, Gaffron suggested the Council hold a work session before its next scheduled City Council meeting to discuss these questions before moving forward. White concurred, pointing out that this is Orono 's only industrial area and they need to look at the access issue, as well as, several other elements'at a work session. Murphy reiterated that it would be the city's inl ent to `grandfather' existing tenants and conditional use permits. He commended Morrie's for the substantial progress they've made on their site; however, he pointed out that this ordinance provides the City with its only leverage when ownership changes hands. If the City wishes things to be done differently, when ownership changes occur, this is the time to do so. He pointed out that as part of the highway 12 turnback project, they've been looking at access plans but the City has not yet received direction from the County. Sansevere asked Attorney Brokl how much lati Brokl stated that the question with regard to `gr do the changes trigger other issues. While an al conformancy, if they choose to add onto the bu compliant. MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL REPORT Sansevere stated that he was unaware that both asked the newspaper representative if he repres link to the City's legal notices on the website. `grandfathering' allows current permit holders. thering non - conformances' in is at what point .it cannot necessarily `expand' the non- , the new portion of the structure should be papers were owned by the same company. He both papers and whether they could provide a Though he, too, was unaware of this previously,! the newspaper representative stated that he did, in essence, represent both papers and would check.into providing a link. Moorse pointed out that the Pioneer had no plan' to have the same readership or look as the Sun Sailor. PAGE 9 of 12