09/15/2014 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, September 15,2014 6:30 o'clock p.m. classified as an RPUD. Due to that change, instead of a conditional use permit being required,the request would require a MAP amendment and that his report incorrectly calls it a PRD. Mack stated the proposal involves a 4.6 acre vacant parcel of land which fronts on Kelly Avenue. The applicant is proposing to develop the property for five twin homes, which would include ten single-family attached dwelling units on an individual tax parcel. Mack indicated the diagram in the lower right-hand corner shows a bird's eye view of the site. The development would include a private street coming in off of Kelly Avenue just south of the Lund's building and would be basically opposite from some single-family townhomes. The driveway would come up the hillside with five pad sites established on the top of the hillside with a hammerhead turnaround up at the very southeast end of the improvements proposed for the site. In addition,the site includes a slab on grade level elevation for two units. The units would be a single story with a pitched roof design with a full basement. To the rear of the units,there would be walkouts, which will create essentially a two-story appearance facing Kelly Avenue. Mack stated the 4.6 acres goes up to the property on Shadywood Road and fronts along Kelly Avenue. The property is currently undeveloped. Within this area there is approximately a half-acre wetland that has been delineated along the street. A portion of the remainder of the site is encumbered by a flowage and conservation easement. Mack noted the diagram on the overhead is from a 1981 subdivision that divided the property on Shadywood and this parcel. The front parcel remained commercially zoned and the other site was zoned LR-1B. Mack indicated the wetland is located in the southeast portion of the parcel. Approximately half of the site consists of a flowage and conservation easement and was a requirement as part of the plat approval in 1981. Mack indicated a restriction was placed on the site to basically encompass a larger area than just the wetland since there was not a clear understanding back in 1981 on how to clearly define wetlands. The easterly 60 feet along the property line was not included in the easement and was reserved for a private driveway into the site. Mack noted that area is lower in elevation than the location where the applicant has proposed the driveway in the northwest portion of the site. Page 10 of 59