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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> . Monday,July 16,2012 . <br /> ' 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Schoenzeit stated to summarize,the options would be to deny the request or encourage the applicant to <br /> request his application be tabled until the City Council passes the ordinance. <br /> > Levang stated what she has heard from Staff is that they would like this to be dealt with and that the <br />'. , Planning Commission should go forward under the ordinances that are on the books today. The Planning <br /> Commission cannot predict what regulations will be approved in the future. <br /> Gaffron noted the City Council will take final action on this application and that they have the option to <br /> table the application. Gaffron stated the City has had applications that have been tabled indefinitely and <br /> that they can become rather drawn out. Staff would rather have it pass the Planning Commission with <br /> recommendations based on current code or potential new code than to table it indefinitely. Gaffron stated <br /> in his view it is important to pass it along to the Council so it is in their court. <br /> Lemke stated in his view this application should be reviewed under the ordinances that existed at the time <br /> the work was done and that the applicant should not be rewarded for dragging his feet and not dealing <br /> with the situation. <br /> Schoenzeit stated if the Planning Commission finds out that half of the 13,000 square feet is fabric,which <br /> is likely going to be approved under the new ordinance,the Planning Commission could make a <br /> recommendation to require verification that the fabric is permeable material. The City Council at that <br /> point could choose to either table it or deny it. <br /> Gaffron stated the work will not need to be done until the City Council acts on the application. One of the <br /> City Council's options is to table the hardcover ordinance for a number of months. <br /> Schoenzeit stated if the fabric is not compliant under the new ordinance,the City Council likely will not <br /> approve the application. <br /> Gaffron stated the current language in the new ordinance says 100 percent permeable but that he is not <br /> sure whether that is defined very well in the ordinance. Gaffron noted when the fabric is laid on the <br /> ground, it changes the way the fabric works and that the engineers need to define what type of fabric <br /> should be used. <br /> Leskinen noted Planner Gaffron indicated this application could be brought to the City Council with a <br /> two-pronged approach. If it looks like the hardcover ordinance is not going to pass any time soon,then <br /> � the City Council can either table it or review it under the current regulations. <br /> Gaffron stated his intent was to make the point that the Planning Commission could review this under the <br />� current ordinance and make a recommendation based on that without taking into consideration the fact <br /> that the City may be adopting a new hardcover ordinance. The second option for the Planning <br /> Commission is to take the draft hardcover ordinance into consideration. If it is found that a variance is <br /> still needed,the Planning Commission would need to find whether there is any basis to grant a variance <br /> under that new standard and then make a recommendation to the City Council on whether they find the <br /> necessary basis to grant a variance. <br /> Gaffron noted the Planning Commission does not know what the final ordinance is going to be and they <br /> would have to make an assumption that what is in the draft ordinance will be adopted. <br /> Page 4 <br />