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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 16,2018 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> of Kelley Parkway, and Staff would recommend that those two curb cuts be aligned. Internal circulation <br /> is proposed to be provided by a paved driveway along the west side of the building for parking and a loop <br /> driveway in front of the building. The Fire Marshal will need to verify fire access is maintained as <br /> required by Fire Code. <br /> Parking as depicted includes 54 surface stalls and 77 underground stalls. This will need to be verified but <br /> the number of spaces appears to exceed the number of required spaces. <br /> The Planning Commission should discuss whether there is justification for the necessary CMP <br /> amendment and rezoning to allow the guiding of this property to be converted from commercial office to <br /> residential. Further,the Planning Commission should discuss whether they are comfortable with the <br /> proposed density of the development and whether this development should be required to meet the RPUD <br /> standard 10 percent private recreation space. Staff recommends that a 10-foot trail easement be retained <br /> along the south boundary of the property. <br /> The Planning Commission should also discuss whether buffering from Wayzata Boulevard should be <br /> provided. <br /> Barnhart stated the goal of the review is to provide the developer with an overview of the pertinent City <br /> ordinances and how they affect the proposed plat as well as to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the <br /> proposal. As a sketch plan review, any comments or suggestions to the applicants are nonbinding but <br /> would help assist the developer in moving forward. <br /> Thiesse asked whether the corner lot has enough parking. <br /> Barnhart indicated he does not know the answer to that question but that his belief is that it does. For this <br /> building 112 spaces are required, assuming 56 units. The applicant is showing a total of 131 parking <br /> stalls between the surface and underground stalls, which would be more than enough even if the shared <br /> parking was eliminated from the calculation. <br /> Barnhart stated in lieu of the 10 percent private recreation area,the applicant could pay a park dedication <br /> fee. <br /> Lemke asked if the City ever receives any recommendations or pushback from the Metropolitan Council <br /> on affordable housing. <br /> Barnhart stated the Metropolitan Council has published recommendations for the City to meet affordable <br /> housing goals and that they encourage the City to look for opportunities for affordable housing. The <br /> Metropolitan Council cannot require the City to actually provide the financial assistance necessary to <br /> make it affordable. <br /> Neil Weber,Architect, stated he would like to highlight a few things. As it relates to the parking,the <br /> shared parking already exists and will not be built by them. Weber stated in their view the medical <br /> building will not need that parking late in the afternoon and on the weekends. Weber stated they are <br /> showing 1.5 parking stalls inside the building. <br /> Weber stated when this building is compared to the condominium project,the condominium units are <br /> averaging 1,800 square feet per unit and these units are a little more than half the size. In addition,the <br /> Page 14 of 17 <br />