05-21-2018 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,May 21,2018 6:30 o'clock p.m. 7. LA18-000044 CITY OF ORONO, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 2040 UPDATE,7:46 P.M.—8:30 P.M.—Continued Parkway. Barnhart noted the City does not have to approve the first high-density project that is proposed and that any proposed project must be consistent with the City's regulations. Barnhart noted another area of high interest is the Navarre area. In the 2030 plan,the brown color on the map depicts mixed use. Shadywood Villas was recently approved on the south side of Shadywood Road. Also in the area is the Freshwater Business Center and a vacant lot. The 2040 plan still designates commercial at the main corner of Shadywood and Shoreline,which will likely be the component of a redevelopment process. Also in the area is medium residential density around the townhomes. The 2040 plan removes the residential from the south side of Shadywood Road and has been changed to commercial. The 2040 plan also introduces some additional residential near the fire station on the north and south side. No other new residential areas were added. Barnhart stated the Metropolitan Council predicts a certain amount of growth within each city and each city is supposed to provide an opportunity for that growth over the next 20 years. Those opportunities for growth were identified in the 2008 plan in the form of a planned development site map. That site map identified areas for potential growth and are outlined in heavy red on the map. It included Orono Preserve, Eisinger Meadows,the area around the fire station, and the Irvin Jacobs property. Area E on the map depicts areas that the City anticipated connection to the sanitary sewer system. Barnhart noted whenever the City extends the MUSA boundary,the density must be at least three units per acre. Barnhart noted there has been some discussion over the last ten years or so regarding areas that could be guided to serve as a buffer to meet the Metropolitan Council's requirement relating to MUSA. Originally Eisinger Meadows was guided to be 15 units an acre but came in at five units an acre and some of the other projects have been less than what they were originally guided for. As a result,the City's buffer has been significantly reduced. A consequence of that may be that some of the properties that would like to connect to the MUSA may be denied by the Metropolitan Council. Barnhart noted in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan,the Navarre area has no new developments south or west of Shadywood Road. The green areas depict the two-acre lots and 690 Brown Road has been added to the area. Barnhart noted the City has already received some sketch plan concepts over the last couple of years for that parcel and it is anticipated it will be developed at some point in the next ten years. The Dumas Orchard has been kept the same and three residential parcels along Kelley Parkway have been added. Through the review, Staff and the committee have attempted to identify development sites where growth is anticipated but growth is not limited to those areas. The committee also looked at impacts to infrastructure over the next ten years. The chart identifies the anticipated areas of growth as required by the Metropolitan Council. The City is projected to have 523 new sewered households by 2030 and 330 more sewered households after 2040. Barnhart stated in the 2040 plan,the City has provided an opportunity for those homes but that they are not obligated to approve any development that does not meet the City's requirements. Barnhart stated at this time he is looking for authorization to move it forward to the City Council and that the Planning Commission will have the next four or five months to review the Comprehensive Plan in more detail. Changes will be made in October based on feedback and then the plan will be back before the Planning Commission in November. Page 14 of 17