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NIINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday,January 20,2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. Thiesse noted it is in the proposed ordinance but that the Planning Commission did not discuss it. Landgraver thanked Ms. Daniels for her input. Landgraver stated one of the reasons for the Planning Commission to exist is to take industry norms and then try to adapt those to where the community is at or apply them to the community that the City and residents are trying to create. Landgraver stated it is good to get input,but at this point he has not persuaded to change anything. Landgaver noted the City has spent a lot of community resources on this project and that he would like to have something the Council can review. Schoenzeit noted there is the variance process that can be followed if a person can demonstrate practical difficulties or have technical information showing something else. Leskinen stated she is comfortable with the discussion the Planning Commission has had and that she would be willing to forward the draft ordinance on to the City Attorney or City Council once the revisions are made. Gaffron stated Staff will put together some revisions to reflect tonight's discussion, which will then be given to the City Attorney for his review. Gaffron asked whether the Planning Commission would like to see it again prior to it going to the City Council. Leskinen stated she does not see any reason for it to come back to the Planning Commission at this stage, especially since the Planning Commission has already spent a great deal of time on this the first go- around. Schoenzeit moved,McGrann seconded,to direct Staff to incorporate tonight's discussion into the draft ordinance regarding wind energy conversion systems (WECS) for the nezt level of review by the City Attorney and City Council. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. 3. #15-3704 H EPIN COUNTY PROPERTY SERVICES,3880 S LINE DRIVE, CONDITION SE PERMIT, SITE PLAN REVIEW AND V ANCE,7:54 P.M.— 8:03 P.M. Curtis stated Hennepin County has rated a highway mai ance facility from the properiy located at 3880 Shoreline Drive since 1962. The ility is used ' arily for winter road maintenance. The facility was constructed when the property was zon for mercial purposes and the property was rezoned in the early 1970s to LR-1C. The maintenance f ' ty was allowed to continue as a legal,nonconforming use. The use of the property today is cons' red a blic service structure which is allowed through a conditional use permit. An expansion change to the isting use or structure on the property requires a conditional use permit. The applicant is requestin conditional use permit and comme 'al site plan review to allow a 3,200 square foot addition o e north side of the existing building. The operty is currently at 47 percent hardcover where 3 ercent is permitted. The addition will result in n structural hardcover to be converted to s ctural hardcover which requires a hardcover variance. At 4'7 percent hardcover,the property exceeds the Tier 3 hardcover limit of 35 pe ent. The proposed addition will be constructed over existing hardcover and will not result in an increase.-The change from nonstructural hardcover to structural hardcover technically requires approval of a hardcover variance. Page 13 of 21