02-20-1996 Planning Commission Minutes

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�J ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 20, 1996 ROLL The Orono Planning Commission met on the above date with the following members present: Acting Chair Charles Schroeder, Sandra Smith, Dale Lindquist, and Elizabeth Hawn. Stephen Peterson and Janice Berg were absent. The following represented the City Staff. Building and Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth and Recorder Sherry Frost. Mayor Callahan and Councilmember Goetten were present. Chair Schroeder called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS/PUBLIC INFORMATION REVIEWS ( #1) #2017 JOHN M. O'SULLIVAN, 3340 SHORELINE DRIVE - VACATION OF PUBLIC ROADICONDITIONAL USE PERMPI'SNARIANCE /COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW 8:34 -10:26 P.M. The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. The Applicant, John O'Sullivan, along with applicant's consultants, Rob Thompson and Jim. Coen were present. • Mabusth reported that the application was a request for conditional use permits for a gas station use and Class I Restaurant use. The application includes variances and the vacation of 33' of Navarre Lane at the northwest of the property. The property under commercial site plan review is located in the B -1 zoning district. The majority of the property has been used for an outside storage yard and is the site of the old Martin's Station. Mabusth said the City` sees no problem with the vacation of the roadway as it has been barricaded since the 1960's and in an earlier vacation application in the mid 1980'x, the City recommended approval but applicant never proceeded with application. The City would ask easements over all utilities within vacated right of way. The neighboring church property would need to be contacted to complete the vacation. Dan Clausen, church representative, was present. He noted that the church would join in with the vacation application. O'Sullivan supplied a letter from the church regarding their allowing O'Sullivan's to use the church property for storm water retention. The proposal includes improvements for a convenience store, a Culver's restaurant, a gas station with canopy and a separate car wash. The structural setback requirement in the B- 1 zoning calls for a 35' setback from all residential lot lines for the structures. The main structure meets that required setbacks except for the car wash, which would be located 5' from a residential lot line. The side setback of 3' at the street side lot line adjacent to commercial zone is allowed for parking. Mabusth noted that the code only distinguishes setbacks for parking from the residential zoning. The setback variance for the car wash is 30'. A 7' variance is required for the parking along side residential lot line. A structural excess of 5.2% is also proposed.