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PC Exhibit J <br />MINUTES OF THE 18-000036 <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 12, 2018 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />18. #18-4002 JOHN PATCH O/B/O BERKSHIRE PARTNERS, 2745 KELLEY PARKWAY, <br />CONCEPT PLAN, APARTMENT BUILDING, 8:26 P.M. — 9:00 P.M. <br />Barnhart stated this is a sketch plan review and involves a proposed land use plan and zoning map <br />amendment to allow a 56 -unit apartment building. The site is platted and currently guided for office use <br />and is zoned for Highway Commercial Uses. An apartment building would require an amendment to the <br />Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Ordinance. <br />The building is designed to meet the height limits of 30 feet, though the final determination will be made <br />when a full grading plan and architectural plans are developed. Parking will be provided both above <br />ground and underground. Approximately 14 spaces of the surface lot are shared with the dentist/medical <br />office to the west. Even with the shared parking, the site meets the parking requirements for the proposed <br />use. <br />The property will be rezoned to RPUD and tied to the Stonebay development across the street to meet size <br />requirements. Staff anticipates a similar design palette to the Stonebay project. <br />The net development density based on 56 units on the 2.55 -acre parcel would be 21.9 units per acre. The <br />highest density anticipated by the Comprehensive Plan is high density residential at 10 to 15 units per <br />acre. The senior housing project to the east was approved at 20 units per acre. Density at this level will <br />help the City meet its work force housing and density goals established in the Comprehensive Plan and <br />could allow for lower densities elsewhere. <br />Seals asked what is meant by work force housing. <br />Barnhart stated work force housing is not defined in the City Code and that it is likely the people who will <br />be renting will be people who work in the area and perhaps do not have the ability to afford a large home. <br />Barnhart noted the developer is not requesting any subsidy and the City is not offering any. <br />Crosby asked what the rents will be. <br />Patch indicated the rents will be market rate, meaning that the one -bedroom apartments will probably rent <br />in the $1,100 to $1,300 range and the two-bedroom apartments will be between $1,400 to $1,600 per <br />month. <br />Walsh noted Staff has laid out five issues for discussion. Walsh asked whether the Council feels this site <br />should be rezoned to residential. <br />Printup stated one of the reasons it was zoned business was to help keep the density down. <br />Walsh stated higher density on this site would give the City more flexibility on other developments. <br />Walsh noted the Council approved lower density on the Orono Preserve development with the idea that <br />higher density could be built elsewhere. <br />Seals stated she does not believe the residents will want the higher density. <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />