01/22/2013 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COIVIlVIISSION MEETING Tuesday,January 22,2013 6:30 o'clock p.m. Landgraver asked if it would be better to set a definite date for when the parking issue is revisited. Curtis stated she would not recommend a set date,and as long as the applicant is in compliance with the conditional use permit, Staff would not revisit the parking issue. Once the applicant becomes noncompliant with their conditional use permit,it would be revisited. Curtis commented it would be difficult for staff to know if parking is an issue unless they started parking on the road. Landgraver noted the Planning Commission discussed the location of the dumpsters at the time of the original application and asked if Staff lrnows the location of the dumpsters. Curtis indicated she inadvertently forgot to ask the applicant where the dumpsters would be located and that the applicant will need to address that. Mike Bauer,Bauer Design, stated as it relates to the landscaping plan,there is a loading dock in the northeast corner of the building and there will be two enclosed dumpsters that will be utilized for recycling of ferrous and nonferrous materials and another dumpster for trash. The dumpsters will be screened from Old Crystal Bay Road. Landgraver commented the proposal is a huge improvement over what currently exists on the site and that the City is happy to have JEM Technical in the community. Chair Schoenzeit opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. There were no public comments regardi.ng this application. Chair Schoenzeit closed the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. Schoenzeit noted the future parking is dependent on both properties being owned by the same entity and that Staff should discuss the best way to handle the parking issue in the future. Leskinen stated if the conditional use permit contains a condition that requires future parking to be revisited,that should help deal with the issue and eliminate the concem. Bauer stated in his view a cross easement would be the best option. Landgraver stated a triggering event for the parking could be if either of the two properties come under different ownership. Landgraver noted the other Planning Commissioners have not had the benefit of seeing the proposed exterior materials and that they are a significant improvement. Curtis indicated the exterior building materials consist of a stucco-looking material which will be placed over approximately 80 percent of the building and the rest of the building will consist of a rock or brick faqade. Curtis noted E�chibit E lists the building materials and the colors will be consistent with the other building in the area. Lemke asked until Orono Industrial Boulevard is constructed,what would happen to the south of the building. Page 8 of 18