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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 19,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Ofsthun stated the memory care would be more long-term and the other component would be four to five <br /> months and up to two to three years. Ofsthun indicated there would be relatively low turnover. <br /> Lemke asked if the ambulance would go around to the rear of the building. <br /> Ofsthun indicated it would go to the front. <br /> Landgraver asked the applicant what attracted them to this location. <br /> Ofsthun stated Todd Holmers contacted them after he noted the empty building, the square footage, and <br /> the fact that it is one level. Ofsthun stated generally the building is ready to go with some minor <br /> modifications. <br /> Landgraver asked if they would ever expand this building. <br /> Ofsthun stated he does not envision that, and if they did decide to expand,they would need to bring it <br /> before the City. <br /> Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 8:10 p.m. <br /> Ralph Kempf, 3675 Togo Road, asked if infrastructure would be added to the roof and what type of <br /> screening there would be from the street. <br /> Ofsthun stated there is a heating system there already, and if anything would be added to the roof, it <br /> would mechanical equipment in the middle. Ofsthun stated they would comply with whatever the City <br /> requires. A preliminary look at the mechanical equipment determined it is satisfactory and additional <br /> equipment should not come into play. Ofsthun stated he is not aware of any issues with the view of the <br /> current equipment but that they would comply with whatever the City requires. <br /> Lemke asked if the garbage area would be screened. <br /> Ofsthun stated the dumpster area is existing and at this point they are not proposing any changes to it. <br /> Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 8:13 p.m. <br /> Leskinen stated the first issue would be the rezoning. Leskinen noted there is B-4 zoning just down the <br /> street and she does not know if that would be problematic if this area was rezoned to B-4. <br /> Thiesse asked what would preclude someone from using it as a B-5 zone if the City changes the zoning. <br /> Thiesse asked if it can it be a double zone. <br /> Barnhart indicated it would need to be one zone or the other. The City does have discretion with the <br /> Comprehensive Plan in deciding where appropriate uses should go, which is typically based on the <br /> concerns of the neighborhood. <br /> Landgraver asked for an example of other uses that are permissible in B-4 but not in B-5. <br /> Page 15 of 30 <br />