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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,October 21,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Grittman stated the applicants are proposing to redevelop the current Lakeview Golf Course to a single- <br /> family residential neighborhood. The process will require a series of reviews and applications over a <br /> number of months. The first application consists of two parts: <br /> 1. An amendment to the Orono Comprehensive Plan that would change the land use designation <br /> of the Lakeview Golf Course from Park,Recreation, and Open Space to Rural Residential. This <br /> portion of the application requires a public hearing scheduled for the October 21 Planning <br /> Commission meeting. <br /> 2. With consideration of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment,the second part of the application is <br /> a sketch plan review of a conceptual subdivision, converting the golf course to residential use. <br /> The applicants have provided two alternative layouts,with the applicants' preferred layout <br /> comprised of 59 single family lots of about one acre each,with the remainder of the property,just <br /> under half of the subject land area,including wetlands,reserved for common open space. A <br /> second alternative illustrates a 59 lot subdivision of 2-acre parcels. <br /> Grittman noted there will be a series of public hearings regarding this application as the sketch plan <br /> becomes more developed. <br /> The Lakeview Golf Course is currently used for commercial recreational purposes as a private owned golf <br /> course open to the public for daily fee play. The owners of the course have notified the City that the <br /> operation of the golf course is no longer economically feasible and they need to put the property to <br /> another use. The owners have entered into an agreement with Source Land Capital to convert the <br /> property to residential use. <br /> Grittman stated the overall Comprehensive Plan process is to look through and to set the land use and <br /> overall development pattern for the community. The Comprehensive Plan is the basic document guiding <br /> development within the City and the change being proposed needs to be reviewed to ensure that it is <br /> compatible with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Grittman stated in considering a change in the land use designation,the City should consider the <br /> following factors: <br /> 1. Compatibility of the proposed change with both the general and specific intent of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> 2. Compatibility of the proposed land use with other existing and proposed land uses in the area. <br /> 3. The ability of the proposed land use to be served by existing public services. <br /> 4. The ability of the proposed land use to be served by existing transportation facilities. <br /> 5. Changes in conditions since the adoption of the current Community Management Plan <br /> suggesting that a change in land use policy and objectives is in the best interest of the community. <br /> Grittman noted to the south and east of this property,there is low to medium density residential land uses <br /> that are common. These properties are served by sanitary sewer with densities of up to three units per <br /> acre. <br /> Page 24 of 42 <br />