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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 16,2014 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Gaffron stated the City does have other sub-districts, such as the LR-1C-1 district that allows for a 50 <br /> percent increase in dwelling unit density, and the RR-1B district, which is a two-acre single-family <br /> zoning district. An example of the RR-1B-1 district was the former Springhill Conference Center on <br /> County Road 6, which was rezoned back to RR-1B when it converted to a golf course. <br /> Gaffron stated in both of those instances, an additional use was added to the primary district to create the <br /> subdistrict. The concept of a B-2 subdistrct as recently discussed would reduce rather than increase the <br /> list of allowed uses. <br /> Under the City's current code,the planned development options are Planned Residential Development <br /> and Residential Planned Unit Development, which are only applicable to residential use. The Planned <br /> Unit Development code section, which has been applied for a number of commercial properties along <br /> Highway 12, only applies to the Highway 12 corridor. Under the City's current code, no options for a <br /> commercial PUD currently exist outside the Highway 12 corridor. <br /> Gaffron stated based on those three options, none of those would be applicable to a commercial PUD. <br /> The intent of a B-2 subdistrict would be limiting or avoiding the negative impacts to adjoining residential <br /> properties that would be created by certain marina uses. The Planning Commission has discussed <br /> limiting it to properties where a certain set of conditions might exist, such as proximity to an existing B-2 <br /> district or a recent history of city-sanctioned commercial use. Gaffron stated this is probably one of the <br /> only properties that have those two characteristics. The former service station parcel addressed at 1960 <br /> Shoreline Drive across from North Shore Drive Marina East at Spatts Avenue and County Road 15 is one <br /> other property that possibly could fall under that designation as well as the DNR-owned property. <br /> It would be Staff's goal to have a B-2 subdistrict that does not allow expansion of existing marinas into <br /> adjoining residentially zoned properties that have not had some level of City-sanctioned commercial use. <br /> The Planning Commission, at its June work session, explored a number of goals for a B-2 subdistrictand <br /> include the following: <br /> 1. Increased buffering to adjacent residential properties, which should include increased setback for <br /> parking and enhanced vegetative or other screening. <br /> 2. Angled parking or some other parking orientation that minimizes headlight impact to neighbors, <br /> such as one-way traffic patterns. <br /> 3. Limited uses to parking/buffers/stormwater management. <br /> 4. No buildings allowed. <br /> 5. Dry-stacking abutting residential should not be allowed. <br /> 6. Disallow uses that would generate hazardous waste. <br /> 7. Increased regulations regarding site lighting. <br /> 8. Increased setback for docks from extended adjacent lot residential lines and/or place added <br /> regulation on orientation of slips to limit impact on neighbors. A review of the LMCD dock <br /> Page 2 of 18 <br />