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Home My WebLink About04-13-1974 Council Minutes Special Meeting ► • � CITY OF ORONO i�'i I f�UTES � Spec i a l ��teet i ng of the Counci I of /�pr i 1 I 3, I 974. • t11 I Counci I rnembers were present. • • The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P.i�i. � ��1ayor Searles introduced the following as an alternative to Iter�i 15 ot "IDS Number 15 of Draft 4 of the Planning Corrunission's conceptual f�avarre Project � approvai for the I .U.S. project, h�iayor Searles suggested Conceptual Ap- that 15 should read as folloN�s: The developer shall have proval " - Draft • made a storm water run-off study by a qualified engineer who 4. in consultation �vith the City Engineer shall subrnit the fol - � lowinc�}. alternative proposals alon� �ti�ith cost and construction � feasibility esti�nates for each: ( a) A plan to drain the principle run-off to the marsh area east of 19 and south of � 15. (b) A plan drain partially to the above area and to the inarsh area east of 19 and north of 15. (c) /1 plan utilizing � existing water courses and retention areas. (d) A plan in- corporating any cornbination of the above alternatives. (e) � /1ny other p I an tivh i ch rnay sat i sfy the pu b I i c to oontro I rate • and qua I i fiy of storm water runroff. � Each pla� subinitted rnust deal with the total area drainage problem south of 15 and west of 19, and must produce rates � of flow and quality of run-off equal to, or better than, existing run-off. The engineer engaged to subrnit these � plans may change the form or arrangement of the plans spec- ified above with Council approval , but shall submit altern- � atives encompassing the substance of the specified altern- � atives. The Council will be the sole judge of the altern- ative plan to be used. � Counci Irnan i�assenga le expressed concern regard i ng the word- � i ny i n port i ons of the P�layor•'s statement. I t was agreed that Counci Iman P7assenga I e and :��layor Sear tes wou I d prepa�e � a redraft of this stater�ent for Council consideration at their next meeting. � � r�layor Searles then referred the Council �s attention to item Item I of "iDS number I of Draft 4 dealing with the size of the shopping iJavar re Project � center. Searles moved, E3utler seconded, to approve the Conceptual Ap- recorrnendation of the Planninc� Cominission as regards to proval " - Draft � tne size of the shopping center of II3,000 sq. ft. Ayes (2) 4. iJays (3? . Paurus, ��assen�ale, and Welsh opposed. � Counci Irnan P�lassengale, t�lelsh, and Paurus, expressed concern r that by usiny a .28 FAR ratio and the arnount of land present- • ly zoned cornmercial , the shoppinc� center should not be any laryer than approximately 65,000 sq. ft. � Terry Schneider representing I .D.S., ciaimed that I .D.S. would • s � - , . • • � be willing to use a .29 FAR ratio if the proposed shopping center was approved, but such requirements would impose un- � due hardships on small property owners in the commercial zones. FAR ratio that have been discussed here may not be � app I i cab l e to a I I ca,i�,nerc i a l property i n Orono. � �1assenga le n�oved, Paurus seconded, that Draft 4, iJumber I , � should read as follows: An additional credit of gross leas- able space will be permitted equal to 12;% of the exisfiing B-I � and B-3 parcels to be reconfi�ured and allocafied for on-site green space and landscaping. An FAR of .29 as recommended � by the Planning Comrnission shall apply. The motion was with- � drawn. . Terry Schneider explained to the Council that certain costs remain fixed irregardless of the size of the shoppinq center. � If the shopping center was torced to reduce its size, the sec- ondary tennants would have to pay higher rates, and it would � be i�npossible to attract tennants at the costs that would have to be charged. The Zoning Administrator explained to � the Counc i I the rat i ona 1 e used by the P I ann i nc� Cor�uz�i ss i on i n � calculating what they would consider a reasonable sized shop- ping center. The Pfanning Commission intended in fJumber I of � Draft 4 to ��iean that if it was possible to construct an 83,000 sq, ft, shopping center using the present zonin� standards for � setback and height, then such a shopping center shouid be ap- proved. • Terry Schneider calculated that using Oronoas height and set- � back requirsments, that it would be possible to construct an 83,000 sq, ft. facitity on 5.25 acres. • � E�utler inoved, Searles seconded, that the Council approve an 83,000 sq. ft. shopping center with a total buitding size of � 101 ,000 sq. tt. Ayes (5) Nays (0) . � ;1ayor Searles announced that the Council should hold another ;neeting to discuss the I .U.S, proposal at 9:00 P.P�I. , Saturday, � April 20, 1974. � ;�ayor Searles maved that the meetinq be adjourned at 4:48 P.i�l. • _.�/ �` , � ��- t. � ��r�c"� Rr�bert Searles, ��layor � �T � • Sec. . Di�l � i •