12-19-1974 Council Work Session Minutes with Planning Commission

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r • .. � - � � CTTY OF ORONO • ?�;ork session meeting of the City Council and members of 2:00 P.M. � Planning Commission on December 19, 1974. • 'T'he City Council met on the above date in the City Hall • pursuant to notice previously given at the Public Nearing on December 18, 1974, with the following members present: � Co}rrmiission1membersnGuthrieeand Van Nest�VelCouncilmembers � 'Tassengale and Butler arrived later. � ��ayor Searles announced that at this work session the Council members and interested Planning Co�nission mem- � bers would discuss the proposed amendment to the Zoning Code and the proposed amendment to the marina lieensing � ordinance. It was noted that the Council members felt � that because of the remarks ma.de by members of the public at the hearing on Deceriber 18, 1974, that it was inctun- � bent upon the Coi.mcil to revie�a those remarks to see if changes to the proposed amendments should be made. It � �aas noted that there would be a continuation of that public hearing later that evening and that thereafter, • the Council would review the remarks made at the con- tinuing public hearing and would thereafter consider the �adoption of the amendments to the Zoning Code and the � marina licensinb ordinance. � There followed a general discussion concerning the iVAVARRE AREA nroposed rezoning of commercial areas in the Navarre area. � It was noted that all the data that had been given to the Planning Commission and Council by various agencies, � staffs and all the data generated by the Planning Commission and Council had supported the proposed re- � zonings as shown in the proposed amendments that had previously been made available to the Planning Corrm►ission, � Council, staff and the public. � It was noted that most of the areas that were being � rezoned from commercial to LP.-1C-1 were not developed as commercial properties presently. There followed a general � discussion concerning the two areas in Navarre which are already developed for commercial uses. Gutlirie noted � that the Planning Com�nission ha.d origina.11y recomnended tnat the present B-1 area which consists of A-1 P,ental � sales be left as B-1. Searles noted that in order to , protect the public safety, health and welfare it was necessary to rezone many of the areas from B-1 to residen- � tial or from B-1 to B-4 in order to eliminate the present traffic congestion and in order to prevent future traffic � hazards. Councilmeribers 1;'elch and h�iassengale felt � • • ♦