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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,February 21,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Chair Thiesse closed the public hearing at 6:50 p.m. <br /> Landgraver stated he tends to agree with Staff to amend the agreement as opposing to modifying the B-6 <br /> district. Landgraver stated some of the other developments going on in the City may create additional <br /> demand for daycare. <br /> Thiesse noted one option is not to change anything. <br /> Leskinen indicated she is in agreement with Commissioner Landgraver. <br /> Lemke moved, Schoenzeit seconded,to recommend approval of Application No. 17-3898,Dale <br /> Richardson,2060 Wayzata Boulevard West,granting of a PUD text amendment. VOTE: Ayes 6, <br /> Nays 0. <br /> 3. #17-3899 LITTLE ACORNS CHILD CARE,2060 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, <br /> CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT,6:51 P.M.—7:16 P.M. <br /> Mary Smale, Little Acorns Child Care, and Dale Richardson, CBS-MN Properties, were present. <br /> Gaffron noted this conditional use permit application review is conducted under the assumption that <br /> daycare use will ultimately be determined to be an acceptable use for this site. The applicant is currently <br /> operating a daycare business in Long Lake and is requesting that the City approve a conditional use <br /> permit to allow operation of a daycare in the existing building on the property. <br /> Currently the only Orono Zoning Code requirement for a daycare conditional use permit(in B-1 and B-3 <br /> Districts) is that 50 square feet of outdoor play area per pupil must be available. For a 95-child level of <br /> use, the code would require a 4,750 square foot play area. This requirement is different from current state <br /> licensing standards, which require a minimum of a 1,500 square foot outdoor activity area. The <br /> applicants are proposing two 1,500 square foot outdoor play areas which would allow 20 students playing <br /> at a time under state regulations. Given existing state regulations, Staff does not believe there is a need to <br /> enforce the City requirement as long as the state requirements are satisfied. <br /> As it relates to parking, technically Orono's Code requires 15 stalls for this use. Use of the northerly <br /> portion of the parking lot for a play area eliminates six parking stalls and the backup apron that was <br /> required in the original parking lot approvals. This makes the remaining stalls abutting the play area less <br /> functional. Staff would be requesting a detailed site plan be submitted for the play area, showing how it <br /> will be fenced off, how it will be accessed, and its relationship to the adjacent parking area. The site <br /> currently does not have the capacity for a loop or drop-off lane and all vehicles dropping off or picking up <br /> children would have to park in a defined stall. <br /> The property currently has only right in/right out direct access to Wayzata Boulevard but does benefit by <br /> existing easements through the adjacent Orono Woods Senior Housing parking lots to access Brown Road <br /> and the signalized intersection at Brown and Wayzata Boulevard. Planned removal by Hennepin County <br /> of the median in Wayzata Boulevard and creation of an opposing center left turn lane will result in full <br /> access directly to Wayzata Boulevard for this property. That access change is anticipated to occur within <br /> the next two years. <br /> Page 4 of 32 <br />