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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 17,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Barnhart stated the first land use amendment is for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and requires <br /> approval by the Metropolitan Council. The City established higher-density guiding of a select number of <br /> properties in order to offset the long-planned sewered development at low densities in the Shoreland <br /> areas. It appears to be beneficial to the City to rezone this property since there does not appear to be a <br /> high demand for office use and residential would allow the City to meet its density goals. <br /> To accommodate the proposed development,the site would need to be rezoned to RPUD. The proposed <br /> development provides a transition between a commercial or industrial area and an existing residential <br /> area. The Stonebay development,located directly across Kelley Parkway, is also zoned RPUD. The <br /> RPUD district standards indicate an RPUD site must be at least five acres in area but does allow for <br /> smaller sites based on Council approval. This site consists of approximately 3.5 acres. The Council has <br /> recently approved two smaller RPUD developments, Shadywood Villas and the Eisinger site,so that <br /> RPUD rezoning for this site would not be inconsistent. <br /> The setbacks from both Kelley Parkway and Wayzata Boulevard appear to be met with the proposed plan. <br /> The side yard setback from the building shows 35 feet. Barnhart noted the setback may need to be shifted <br /> slightly if Hennepin County acquires a portion of the parcel. Barnhart stated the maximum floor area <br /> ratio for an RPUD for an attached family development is one and the applicant is proposing a.52 ratio. A <br /> 20-foot setback is required for the parking lot. Some waiver would be required to maintain that setback, <br /> primarily for the driveway to provide emergency access. The Fire Chief has recommended the driveway <br /> remain at 20 feet in width around the building. <br /> The RPUD requirements include 10 percent of the gross project area being dedicated for recreational <br /> purposes. The pavilion and the green space around it amount to approximately three percent of <br /> recreational space. The maximum hardcover limit is 50 percent under an RPUD and the applicant is <br /> proposing 63 percent. <br /> Municipal sewer and water utilities are available in Kelley Parkway to serve the property. The property <br /> has not been previously assessed for sewer and water and connection charges will be due at the time of <br /> final plat approval. <br /> Staff recommends approval of the project but a number of issues still need to be addressed prior to <br /> issuance of building permits or approval of the project. Barnhart noted this was reviewed last summer as <br /> a sketch plan. Since that time some minor changes, such as shifting of the driveway access,have been <br /> made to the plan. Staff's report includes a number of comments regarding the outstanding items and <br /> issues. <br /> Barnhart stated the applicant is not proposing access onto Wayzata Boulevard. The proposal does meet <br /> the parking requirements based on the International Transportation Engineers' recommendations. <br /> Barnhart noted the City does not have parking numbers required for this type of use so Staff used those <br /> numbers to determine whether the parking would be appropriate.. <br /> Thiesse asked what the ITE number for vehicle loading would be for commercial was. <br /> Barnhart indicated he did not look that up for an office building. <br /> Lemke asked if the stormwater would be handled by the stormwater pond to the east and whether that has <br /> enough capacity. <br /> Page 2 of 20 <br />