05-11-2015 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 11, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. 9. #15-3729 SPRING HILL GOLF COURSE, 725 SIXTH AVENUE NORTH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT — RESOLUTION NO. 6501 Curtis stated the Spring Hill Golf Club has requested approval of a conditional use permit to construct a winter practice and training building approximately 55 feet from Sixth Avenue North accessed off of the golf club entry road. Spring Hill Golf Club exists within the RR -B district and operates under a conditional use permit. All accessory buildings must be located at least 50 feet from adjacent properties zoned for residential use. At its April meeting, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and reviewed the application, including the evidence submitted. Following the public hearing, the Commission voted 5 to 0 to recommend approval of the conditional use permit to allow construction of the proposed winter training building with the following conditions: 1. The locations for the stormwater ponding area and the proposed septic tank locations shall be coordinated prior to placement on the City Council agenda for approval. The applicant has provided a revised plan and it is included in the Council packet as Exhibit B. 2. A re -vegetation plan screening the new building from Sixth Avenue shall be submitted prior to placement on the City Council agenda for approval. The applicant has provided a landscape plan and it is attached as Exhibit C. 3. The applicant shall maintain the septic system under a contract with a licensed pumper and annual pumping reports shall be submitted to the City. 4. All necessary permits by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District shall be obtained. 5. All exterior lighting shall be held to Dark Sky lighting standards. 6. All necessary City construction permits must be obtained prior to commencement of construction. Staff recommends approval with the conditions as recommended by the Planning Commission. An approval resolution has been drafted for Council consideration. Levang noted the applicant is asking to construct a winter practice and training building. Levang asked whether that will be used year-round. Tim Johnson, Spring Hill Golf Course, stated the building will house teaching equipment in the summertime and there might be a lesson held in one of the bays on a rainy day. Johnson indicated the building will basically have three bays that house all the new electronic teaching aids. The majority of the time that equipment will be pulled out on the tee and the rest of the building will be shut down during the summertime. McMillan asked if the bay doors are just for accessibility. Johnson indicated in the wintertime those bays will be heated stalls and the teaching equipment will be located in there. Johnson stated they will hit to the outside from those teaching bays. Page 11 of 25