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F,�.��5 ... 'f . . <br /> } �1 �. <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANIVING COMIVIISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 21,2010 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> ROLL <br /> The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: <br /> Chair Kim Kang, Commissioners Loren Schoenzeit,Denise Leskinen;and Jon Schwingler. Representing <br /> Staff were Assistant City Administrator for Long-Term Strategic Planning Mike Gaffron,Planning and <br /> Zoning Coordinator Melanie Curtis,Planner Evelyn Turner,and Recorder Jackie Young. Commissioner <br /> Linda Feuss arrived at 6:32 p.m. Mayor James White arrived at 7:35 p.m. <br /> Chair Kang called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> CONSENT AGENDA <br /> Chair Kang opened the public hearing for Item Nos. 3,4, and 7 at 6:33 p.m. <br /> There were no public comments regarding these items. <br /> Chair Kang closed the public hearing at 6:33 p.m. <br /> Kang moved,Schwingler seconded,to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br /> Nays 0. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> 2. #10-3473 CITY OF ORONO,AMENDMENT TO 78-624,RPUD CONDITIONAL USES, <br /> 6:34 P.M.—6:53 P.M. <br /> Gaffron stated the City of Orono is proposing an amendment of Zoning Code Section 78-624,which <br /> would add"Assisted Living Facilities"to the list of allowed conditional uses in the Residential Planned <br /> Unit Development District,with a set of required conditions. <br /> Orono has two separate zoning applications for approval of senior assisted living/memory care facilities. . <br /> These are the first proposals Orono has had for such uses,which has caused Staff to review the permitted <br /> and conditional use sections of the Zoning Code to determine whether or how these are defined and <br /> addressed. <br /> Gaffron stated there are a few generally recognized levels for these types of uses: independent living, <br /> assisted living, slcilled nursing care,Alzheimer's or memory care, and rehabilitation. Definitions of these <br /> terms vary from source to source,but the definitions used by the U.S.Department of Health and Human <br /> Services can be found in Attachment A. <br /> The Orono Woods Senior Housing facility at Brown Road and Wayzata Boulevard would be considered <br /> as independent living. It was developed as a permitted"multifamily attached dwelling"use under the <br /> RPUD section of the Zoning Code. However,the Zoning code currently does not specifically address <br /> "assisted living,""memory care,"or"skilled nursing care"facilities. While one might immediately <br /> conclude that any of the three uses might fall under the"multifamily attached dwelling"category,a <br /> conflict arises because the Code does include"nursing homes"as a conditional use in the RR-1B Rural <br /> Page 1 <br />