Resolution 4270 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

. , . . '.47.- O _. � O (z.v .,4 ,e CITY of ORONO , , ..s. k‘14,, t G'ti RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL 9kESH04' NO. 4 1) 6. The City Council finds that granting a conditional use permit amendment to permit changes to the existing parking lot by adding a bus staging area and student parking area will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the public, would not adversely affect light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property,nor will its use depreciate surrounding property values and that the proposed level of use of the property will be in keeping with the intent and objectives of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon one or more of the above findings,the Orono City Council hereby grants a front yard setback variance, a conditional use permit amendment for changes to the high school campus and a conditional use permit for land alteration per Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.28, Subdivisions 3 and 5, and Section 10.03, Subd. 19-21,to permit construction of a student parking lot and circulation plan improvements as shown on the plans prepared by Wold Architects, dated February 17, 1999. Approval was subject to the following conditions: 1. The parking area shall be landscaped in accordance with a Master Landscape Plan for the school campus to reduce their visual impact. The applicant shall provide a Master Landscape Plan that includes the following: A. Planting fourteen(14)new(2 and 1/2 inch caliper) shade trees and machine moving ten(10) (6 to 8 inch)ash trees to locations between the new parking lots and the High School. The shade trees are to be spaced 40' to 50' apart. The existing landscaping in the boulevards and around the school will remain. B. The site removal plan indicates relocating approximately eighteen (18) deciduous and evergreen trees (4-10 inches). C. The plan shall include planting additional trees along the west side of the new front walk, the new islands east of the gymnasium, along the w a 1 k north of the new event parking lot and around the new drainage pond. Additional shade trees should be planted 50' apart along the west sickofthe new walk, in the pedestrian and parking islands, and along the north side of Page 3 of 6