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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 12, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. 20. #16-3854 ASHISH AGGARWAL ON BEHALF OF APEX HOLDINGS, LLC, 2635 KELLEY PARKWAY, SKETCH PLAN REVIEW (continued) Levang asked if that would just be for the residents. Gori stated it would primarily be for the residents. Gori noted the parking on the plan is excessive and can be reduced. Gori stated the driveway at the back can be reworked and that they will probably have some delivery/unloading areas. Gori noted a lot of the parking on the south side can be eliminated and that he will be refining the plans. Walsh stated if the memory care is converted to independent living, additional parking would be required. Levang asked what the land next to this site is. Gaffron indicated it is a little bit smaller and not part of Stonebay. Gaffron stated it is owned by the same group that owns the adjacent dental clinic property. That site is guided for office use, which is how this parcel is guided. Aggarwal stated one of the good things with this type of facility is that it promotes other commercial businesses in the area. Gori stated an office building on this site would completely change the character of the neighborhood McMillan commented she would like to see a residential development on this site and that she would hate to put in 72 units and only get credit for 48. Gori stated if the memory care is eliminated and they go with independent care, it would still be the same size of building but the City would get credit for more units. Aggarwal commented there is no demand for an office building in this area and that it Iikely would be a warehouse. Gaffron stated the developer is looking for support on this proposal so they can take the next steps. Gaffron asked whether the Council is comfortable with rezoning the property. Levang and Walsh indicated they are amenable to that. McMillan stated she is also interested in looking at the market piece for this type of development. Aggarwal stated they will look at the demand for this type of facility again and see what kind of changes can be made to the building. Aggarwal asked if they could have a resolution that the Council is open to residential use on this site. Aggarwal stated they are open to tweaking the units but that they want to make sure that there is support for residential before they incur a lot of expenses. Gaffron stated in general the City does not make any formal commitments on a sketch plan and that they go by what is contained in the minutes. Page 29 of 34