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. - <br /> CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan <br /> Table 3B-Sb: Areas Proposed for Higher Density Residential Development- Site B <br /> Site Description �� acres located between Highway 12 and the Burlington Northern Railroad <br /> property, abutting and just west of Old Crystal Bay Road. Property includes <br /> SITE B 5 separate tax parcels with 5 existing residences plus outbuildings, and is <br /> (Parcel Group 2, cur►-ently zoned for single family rural development at a densiry of 1 unit per 2 <br /> Map 3B-7) acres. The new Highway l2 route is planned to abut the south side of this <br /> property, paralleling the railroad track. <br /> Site Characteristics: <br /> Site B Residential Develoqment Oations: <br /> Gross site area east of major wetland: 5� acres� <br /> Area of additional wetlands in east half of site: -4 acres+ Densitv parameter Dweliin� Units Densitv <br /> Area to be lost due to Hwy 12 bypass: -2 acres+ <br /> Net dry buildable for development: 49 acres+ Current 2-acre zoning 16-18 Units 0.3 units/ac. <br /> (septic systems) <br /> Easterly 2� acres is relatively flat with hi�h-watertable soils 2-acre zoning 20-22 Units 0.4 units/ac. <br /> and interspersed wetland pockets. Not easily developable (sewered, standard plat) <br /> with septic systems. Mostly open fields that have been 2-acre zoning 24 Units 0.5 units/ac. <br /> farmed previously. (sewered, PRD) <br /> 1-acre zoning 42-44 Units 0.8 units/ac. <br /> Westerly 30 acres has 5%-15%slopes, eventually dropping a (sewered,standard plat) <br /> total of�0'down to major wetland basin. Soils are better 1-acre zoning 47-48 Units 0.9 units/ac. <br /> suited for use of septic systems, but slopes may be a factor for (sewered, PRD) <br /> individual sites. This area is more wooded and contains apple 1/2-acre zoning 80-85 Units 1.5 units/ac. <br /> orchard. (sewered, standard plat) <br /> 1/2-acre zoning 95-100 Units 1.8 units/ac. <br /> This site has a number of factors which make it unattractive (sewered, PRD) <br /> for 2-acre rural residential development as currently zoned, 3 unit/acre PRD 140 Units 3.0 units/ac. <br /> includin�: <br /> - Location between two highway corridors is not conducive <br /> to rural development. <br /> - Location across from Industrial Park is not conducive to Preferred Development Option: <br /> rural development. <br /> - Site abuts one of the busiest intersections in Orono. Mix of 0.5 units/ac SFR <br /> - East half of site is poorly suited for development with & �1 units/ac townhomes 120 Units 2.5 units/ac. <br /> septic systems. <br /> Municipal sewer and water are relatively available as <br /> compared to most other areas of the City;the site is adjacent <br /> to existin�MUSA and is a lo�ical MUSA expansion point. <br /> This site has direct access to arterial and collector road <br /> system,and is relatively near urban services as compared to <br /> most other areas of the City. Furthermore,this site is <br /> separated from existin�rural neighborhoods by the Orono <br /> Schools, by existing wetlands, by the existing railroad,and by <br /> existing and future road/railroad corridors. Because of these <br /> separations, development at higher densities will have little <br /> im act on ad'acent rural character neiQhborhoods. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-41 <br />