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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 12, 2009 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 16 (7. #09-3422 RICHARD AND LEESA ANDERSON, 3205 CRYSTAL BAY ROAD, Continued) Bremer moved, Franchot seconded, to direct Staff to draft a resolution approving Application #09-3422, Richard and Leesa Anderson, 3205 Crystal Bay Road, granting of variances at the levels indicated in Staff’s report. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 8. #09-3423 HARVEST MOON NATURAL FOODS CO-OP, 2350-2380 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST – COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW, PUD Curtis stated the applicant is requesting approval of a proposal to occupy the western 9,800 square feet of the existing Otten Brothers’ building with a retail grocery store. The request consists of an amendment of PUD No. 1 regarding approved uses and a parking variance. The original PUD for Otten Brothers Nursery was approved in 1990. The original PUD agreement listed the approved uses, all of the B-6 permitted uses, the proposed greenhouse and greenhouse retail use. In addition, a number of permitted uses from the B-1 zoning district were allowed. However, retail food was not one of those permitted uses. Additionally, the Code requires 275 parking spaces for the uses on the site. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow 132 parking spaces. The exiting tenants will be relocated and Harvest Moon will modify the 9,800 square feet of retail space for the grocery co-op. Approximately 7,000 square feet will be retail space and 2,800 square feet will be designated as warehouse, prep areas, back room, kitchens and office spaces. According to City Code, retail uses require one parking space for every 150 square feet of retail floor space. Based on this, Harvest Moon requires 47 parking spaces. The building is considered retail with elements of a garden supply store. The retail store portion of the business needs 70 parking spaces and the greenhouse portion of the business would require 29 spaces. The outdoor retail space has not been addressed. The Code views all of the retail, warehouse, outdoor sales and storage equally when calculating parking needs for a garden supply store. Staff has separated out the actual retail space from what is considered a garden supply store; i.e., greenhouse and outdoor retail and storage spaces. Therefore, the 30,000 square feet of outdoor retail space directly adjacent to the greenhouse space requires 37 parking spaces and is considered the main outdoor retail space. The outdoor area further east across the driveway would require 92 parking spaces. According to City Code, a total of 275 parking spaces are required for this site. The site currently has parking for 132 vehicles. In Staff’s view, the 75,000 square foot outdoor storage area is not a primary retail space and would question the reasonableness of requiring 183 parking spaces. The existing main access to the site is located approximately 300 feet north of Wayzata Boulevard and 150 feet south of Kelley Parkway. The applicants have provided Staff with a plan that depicts how future additional parking would be handled. Curtis noted the issue of the outlot and the access for the site off of Willow Drive has been addressed by Planner Gaffron. The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the PUD amendment to allow retail foods and approval of the parking variance. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 10/26/09 Approval of Council Minutes 10/12/09 [Page 7 of 16]