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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION J DATE: October 23, 1996 ITEM NO.: Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: Name Jeanne A. Mabusth Zoning Title Building & Zoning Administrator Item Description: #2128 Orono Ice Arena, Inc., 1025 Old Crystal Bay Road North - Conditional Use Permit/Variances - Resolution Zoning District: RR-1B Lot area = 4.4 acres Application Orono Ice Arena, Inc., a non-profit organization, has applied for a conditional use permit per March, 1996 code amendment for an enclosed ice arena on the Orono school property. The application also involves a variance to the required number of parking stalls to support the proposed use, a setback variance for exterior parking lot adjacent to Old Crystal Bay Road and a signage area variance. The applicant has held two information meetings for 21 residents in both January and March at the Orono Council Chambers. The Planning Commission held the public hearing and completed their review on April 15, 1996 (Exhibit U). On October 24, 1996, Met Council completed a comprehensive plan review for the City of Orono approving the realignment of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area that would include the 4.4 acre property. A joint engineering study sponsored by both the cities of Long Lake and Orono has confirmed that there is adequate sewer capacity in the existing sewer lines downstream to serve the proposed use and future sewer project to serve the neighborhoods north of Long Lake. The following ordinances are pertinent for this review: 1. Section 10.20, Subd. 3 (A-1) (Ordinance No. 145, Second Series approved by City Council on March 11, 1996) - Exhibit K. Conditional use permit required for construction of indoor ice arena on Orono school property. Standards of the new code amendment section are reviewed as follows: a. The facility shall be located on the same tax parcel as the principal high school use. Refer to Exhibit W, the school has completed the legal combination application with the City. b. Setbacks for ice arena (review Exhibit FF, amended site plan). Required = 50' West lot line = 50' North lot line = 50' East lot line = 180' South lot line = 180' No variance required.