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Request for Council Action continued Page 8 October 23, 1996 #2128 Orono Ice Arena, Inc., 1025 Old Crystal Bay Road North Operating/Managing Board • Review Exhibit C, the Articles of Incorporation, this facility will be operated by a Board of Directors consisting of five members, three shall be appointed by the Orono Hockey Boosters, one by the school district and the other by the City. Applicant also advised that they would like to have a neighborhood representative present as a liaison but the liaison will be a non- voting member. The Board will hire a professional arena manager or management firm to maintain facilities. During the heavy use months of the winter season, the facility will be operated from 5:30 a.m. through 11:30 p.m. (September 15 - March 15). During the off-season hours, the facility will be used from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The off-season users and uses are reviewed as follows: 1. School district - educational activities for school productions, meetings, fairs or other fund raisers and may also serve as classrooms. 2. Community Education - uses such as classes for roller blading and other recreational programs, for teen dances and other youth activities. 3. Youth Athletic Association - softball, baseball or tennis for indoor practice with batting cages and screens. 4. Community at large - meeting space and other appropriate functions and events. Variances The applicant seeks approval of three variances. First the setback for exterior parking adjacent to Old Crystal Bay Road proposed at 19.3'. The parking lots of the high school, elementary school and middle school to the south are located closer to the street lot line than parking setback for the arena site. There is adequate room for applicant to provide plantings along the lot line. Applicant proposes a wetland planting consistent with the Type I wetland located between street right-of-way and parking area. It will be important to maintain low lying plantings to protect sighting distance at the intersection of access drive at Old Crystal Bay Road. The second variance involves the required number of parking stalls required by code at 200 stalls for 800 bleacher seats. Applicant's final count is 91. This includes 4 handicap stalls. Per the joint agreement with both the arena facility and the school district, parking areas will be shared. The third variance involves a signage area variance. Planning Commission felt the 12 s.f. was inadequate to serve signage needs for this type of facility.