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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, August 18, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 8 of 33  <br />  <br />Leskinen asked if the proposed parking will be sufficient for all the uses on the property once all the <br />improvements are completed. <br /> <br />Mack stated in Staff’s opinion there will be sufficient parking. <br /> <br />Schwingler asked if the lighting will be shielded to limit the impact to the neighboring properties. <br /> <br />Mack stated City Code regulates lighting very specifically and the applicant would need to comply with <br />those regulations prior to any building permit being issued. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked if there is any excess parking available. <br /> <br />Mack stated the amount of parking available will just meet the needs of the building. Mack stated the <br />only point he raised with the parking lot was the narrowness of lot which would not allow two-way <br />traffic. Mack stated there is currently a two-foot area for screening available, which may result in the loss <br />of one parking space. Mack noted sanitation trucks would also need to be able to access the trash <br />enclosure. <br /> <br />Leskinen stated the applicant will also need to make sure there is ample room for snow removal. <br /> <br />Eric Reiners, Architect, stated the entrances to the restaurant and salon would be located on the south side <br />of the building, which is where their respective deliveries will be made. The entrance on the west side <br />would be reserved for the office tenant. Reiners indicated the trash enclosure will be located on the north <br />side and that they have provided a driveway loop that will allow sanitation vehicles to pull in up to the <br />enclosure, remove the trash, and pull out. <br /> <br />Reiners stated they will be providing site lighting at the end of the island parking to best serve the entire <br />site from a single source. The lighting will be per the City’s specifications for shielding and height. <br /> <br />Reiners stated they anticipate deliveries will be made during off hours of the restaurant and that the most <br />convenient spot to off load will be in the parking lot. Reiners noted no parking is allowed on Shoreline, <br />which would prevent delivery trucks from parking along there. <br /> <br />Lemke asked what the anticipated time frame is for Phase I and Phase II. <br /> <br />Reiners stated the restaurant owner and salon owner would like to file for permits as soon as the <br />conditional use permits are approved for their occupancy. <br /> <br />McGrann asked if all traffic to the restaurant will be through the front entrance. <br /> <br />Reiners indicated that is correct. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if two entrances/exits would be required under Fire Code for a restaurant. <br /> <br />Reiners stated based on the occupant load and the fact that the restaurant would only be 1,200 square feet, <br />they are required to have one entrance/exit. <br /> <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 09/15/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes <br />[Page 8 of 33]