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Home My WebLink About04-20-1974 Council Minutes Special Meeting � � � ' � � • � � CITY OF ORONO � MINUTES � Special :�teeting of the Council, April 20, 1974, � • P�layor Searles cal led the meeting to order at 9:05 A.i•�l. Al � mernbers were present w i th the except i on of Cou nc i I rnan UJe i sh. � After the meeting was called to order, the first item of bus- � iness handed to Terry Schneider of I .D.S. ,was a copy of a typeHrritten statement� �vhich clarif�ed the agreement that IDS � would move ahead and investigate the storm water problem and • work with the City Engineer of Orono to reach the rnost feas- ible plan. The solution to the storm �vater problem that may � be created by IDS now clearly rests in the hands ot IDS. � �t th i s t i�ne, ��M1rs. t�!e I sh presented a I etter from Gary t�Je I sh to the Council and was read into the record and it concerned � the City Code of Chapter 35, Section 35.268. � The Council wenfi further and discussed the IDS proposal by . the use of Draft #4 and taking each iteri in sequence. It wa s decided that: � I . This item was discussed last week, and IDS � agreed to the conditions stated therein, 2, /lgain, this item was discussed la st week, � and IDS agrees with conditions,though some discussion came about as regard fio whether � 28w or 29� was the figure fio be used in . the parking deterrnination. The City Courcil reviewed the City code as well as other al- � ternatives fio determine parking area. Sane of the alternatives that were discussed as � to ��rhether or not we c�ou 1 d take 150 and d iv- ide it incto the total gross feasable or wheth- � er or not we should take 80' of the gross leas- able and divide that figure by 150. It was � determined at that time that the term net floor � area and c�ross leasable area rnean the san�e thing. � Paurus r��oved, ��lassenga I e seconded, and the vote was Ayes (3), (�lays ( t ). 'i�lary Butler opposed, moved to accept the Orono code � ;vhich rec�uires 300 sq, ft. of pa�-king per every 150 gross leas- able feet. This �vould constitute approximately 553 cars. � • To further clarify the above concept, the Council made the fol- I ot•�i ng rnot i on: E3ut 1 er moved, Sea r I es seconded, a nd the vote • was flyes (4), Nays (0), moved to include in the flexibility of parking facilities and its defiermination that an area for 553 � �arking spaces be cd�.culated but the actual blac ktop area shall � f � � � � Special ��leetinn of the Council , April 20, 1974 Page 2 � accontinodate only 442 cars. The remaining 33,300 sq. ft. shall � be kept in open green space until such time that the Council teels the expanded parking area is necessary. Therefoc�, � 33,300 sq. ft. shall be used for nothing eise except the pos- sible future expansion of the parking facility. � , 3. IDS agreed to conditions of this paragraph and Dratt #4. � 4. IDS, at this time, wished to discuss its two variance:-requests; one for a 30' variance, and � the other a variance concerning the 250 versus the 350 zoning line running from the bank * building. '� Massengale moved, Paurus seconded; the vote was Ayes (2), Nays , ( I ) . ��lary Butler opposed. f4r. Searles abstained. The motion was to grant no variance on Kelly Avenue side of the IDS � project � Searles moved to amend the motion and Butler seconded the amendment to add to the original motion at this time. The vote � was Ayes (2), Nays (2), with Paurus and Massengale opposed. ' Therefore, the motion failed. � 5. The word enclose was added to this paragraph in Draft #4 in front of Centeral Garbage Collection � Area. 6. Conditions of this item were acceptable to IDS � as long as we have the understanding that the Council 's final review and approval is required. • 7. IDS agreed with these conditions with the same • understanding as in 6 above. 8. fDS agreed to the conditions of item #8 in Draft ! #4 with the uridet'standing that the Council will approve the final concept whether it be green � space, berm, br combination ot both. It is to be understood that a bond will be posted by IDS � to insure that the maintenance and the clean-up of the green area willlbe done, whatever it is � that i s f i na I I y approved. . 9. Through 16. The cond�fiions which �rere stated in Draft #4 are agreed to by IDS. � 17, 18, and 19. I�S �:�aaished further discussion to be done concerning the general rezoning standing on � its own merit and its relationship it has to IDS's current proposal . Council agreed to give IDS add- � itionat consideration in this matter, and tt�e P9ayor . announced at this time that on Satarday, April 27, 1974, at 9:00 A.(�I., in the City Council Chambers, a � special Qouncil meetin� wil ! be cond��cted to again meet �vith (DS to discuss it�ns 17, 18, and 19, of � Draft �4. � � - � � � � • Special f�eeting of the Counci�, April 20, 1974. Page 3 � ;,,� ��tayor Searles, at this time, asked the Council to direct its � attention to the matter of rezoning the City. � 8-2: Councilman Massengale said that he felt the present con- • trols for a B-2 zone were inadequate to protect the mainly residentiai use of the lakeshore property. Because ot this � residential character of the lake, the City shouid spend the necessary funds to come up with standards to protect this use. � Buildings should be iimited tn number and should maintain a low profile. The L.;q.C.D. standards regarding setbacks which � have been incorporated into Ordinance #138 should be entorced in the types of uses in the B-2 zone should be specified in a � clearer fiashion. The City should explore 1-he possibility of ` hiring a tirm to come up-ti�ith and .implement new zoning require- ments for this area. Councilman i�lassengale felt that the res- � idential use of the land on Maxwell Bay which is presently zoned B-2 may not be the best use right no►,r. This area shouid � be held in abeyance untii adequate research is done to determ- ine the best use of the land. ��lassengale moved, 8utler second- � ed that the area designated as -��_R-ICI on the South side of . Maxwell Bay be designated as a study area as welt as all other E3-2 areas unfiil adequate standards have been established. � B-i : The B-t areas were approved with the toilowing changes � in the Planning Commissions recomrnendations: The utllity zone wouid be created for the Hennepin County property, the property � with the Orono water tower and the property belonging to the telephone company. The second change was to rezone the propsrty � west of the telephone company to residential I/2 acre with an . LR-IC designation. B-3 was approved as submitted by the Plan- ning Cor��mission. B-4 was appraved as submitted by the Planning � Commission. � Property rezoned from Commercial to Residential : Council ap- proved the rezoning from Commerciai to Residential along Navarre � Lane and property southeast of the F.Irr�,6. i . ♦ ��ayor Searles felt that tor the B-I and B-3 zones, the permitted • and conditional uses v�ere acceptable, but that the languac�e and rnechanics should be worked out by the Zoning Administrator and � Attorney. � Mayor Searles adjourned the rneeting at I1 :52 A.i�1. • 1� . ��.._ fi,_ ',;��:r�-� z lC_ ,�,tigi ��: :� � � � �