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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 26, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 21 (7. #13-3621 THOMAS WASMOEN ON BEHALF OF JOHN BESSESEN, 2445, 2455, 2465 SHADYWOOD ROAD, 2560 KELLY AVENUE, AND PID 20-117-23-11-0032 – SKETCH PLAN REVIEW, Continued) Gaffron stated the B4 District is primarily office with some minimal retail. The permitted uses in the B4 District include municipal buildings where the use is primarily offices, professional offices, and offices of a general nature, clinics for human care on an outpatient basis, banks and insurance offices. Conditional uses include nursing homes, hospitals, rest homes, retirement homes, private academies, schools, trade schools, colleges, resource centers, animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, libraries, museums, historical buildings, play houses, restaurants or a Class I restaurant within and mainly servicing the office building, off-street parking, public service structures, religious institutions and facilities. Gaffron noted generally the uses are not geared toward retail. McMillan asked if the single-family homes are more located in the middle of the development. Wasmoen indicated the two residential homes were included within the townhomes. Bremer stated one of the issues she has is the traffic in and out of the site and that she is glad to see it will not connect onto Kelly. People have concerns about additional traffic onto County Road 19. Bremer noted it is nearly impossible to get out of Pheasant Road onto County Road 19. The second issue to take into consideration would be stacking up to the stoplight. Bremer stated in her view the traffic situation will be compounded if there are a lot of cars going in and out of this site. McMillan commented the site could also be developed for commercial use, which would also generate a significant amount of traffic. Wasmoen stated one of their assumptions at this point is that the fire marshal would likely desire two accesses into the development and that splitting the traffic between two access points would be more beneficial. Wasmoen stated he understands the traffic concerns at that location. Struve noted Hennepin County would have the final authority on the positioning of the approaches. McMillan asked if the high density diminishes the high value of the townhomes. Wasmoen indicated in his view they would not. Anderson commented she likes the walkability of the development. Anderson noted this area has been zoned commercial for 40 years and has not been developed. Anderson stated she would not be opposed to looking at different options but that a few concerns have been raised that would need to be taken into account. Wasmoen asked whether the City Council would be interested in a project like this if they can address some of the conservation issues and reduce the density. Printup stated he agrees with the majority of what has already been stated and that he is not in favor of moving forward with this type of development on this site. Printup stated if something is constructed on this property, it should be lower density and more neighborhood friendly. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 09/09/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 08/26/2013 [Page 9 of 21]