02-21-2017 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday,February 21,2017 6:30 o'clock p.m. ROLL CALL The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Chair John Thiesse, Commissioners Kevin Landgraver,Bruce Lemke,Denise Leskinen, Chad Olson,and Loren Schoenzeit. Representing Staff were Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, Senior Planner Michael Gaffron, City Planner Melanie Curtis, and Recorder Jackie Young. Council Member Victoria Seals was present. Chair Thiesse called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. NEW BUSINESS 1. APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 17, 2017 Landgraver moved,Lemke seconded,to approve the minutes of the Orono Planning Commission meeting of January 17,2017,as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. 2. #17-3898 DALE RICHARDSON,2060 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, ORDINANCE/PUD TEXT AMENDMENT,6:32 P.M.—6:51 P.M. Dale Richardson, Applicant, was present. Gaffron stated Dale Richardson of CBS-MN Properties is the owner of the property located at 2060 Wayzata Boulevard West. The site has five building pads and a common outlot. The applicant is requesting the City amend the zoning provisions for the subject property to allow daycare as an allowed use for the property. The impetus for the request is a separate application from Little Acorns Childcare, which currently operates in Long Lake. They have requested a conditional use permit to operate a daycare in the existing building on the property. The property is zoned B-6 PUD. B-6 is an office/commercial district. The PUD on this property specifically allows for a small office condominium complex consisting of five buildings but does not allow any other types of uses. Because the PUD 2C Agreement functionally becomes the zoning for this property, an amendment of the Agreement is necessary for approval of a daycare use should the City Council choose to allow it. As a result,the applicant is requesting the City amend the Agreement to allow daycare as an allowed use for the property. From Staffs perspective, a B-6 District text amendment to allow daycare would not be necessary. The proposal to allow the daycare use should be evaluated against the goals of the Community Management Plan. The CMP guides the subject property for office use but the Comprehensive Plan suggests that the area west of the Orono Woods Senior Housing should be developed"with a mix of commercial uses, including retail, service and office components." Gaffron noted while this property is essentially guided for office use,the Comprehensive Plan suggests service uses would be appropriate; a daycare facility would be a service to the community. The character of the immediate neighborhood is varied. Some businesses along the Highway 12 corridor provide services to a sub-regional area, not necessarily specific to Long Lake and Orono,while other Page 1 of 32