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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 13, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. __________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11 of 40 (5. #14-3700 AMEND CITY CODE SECTION 78-1379, SMALL WIND CONVERSION SYSTEMS (WECS) – FINAL REVIEW – ORDINANCE NO. 142 continued) McMillan stated in her mind the residential impacts would be huge if the land requirement was reduced to five acres. Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 142, Third Series, an Ordinance Amending Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1379 Regarding Wind Energy Conversion Systems, with the addition of the language regarding inspections and removal of the shadow flicker report requirement. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 1, Walsh Opposed. Levang moved, Walsh seconded, to adopt SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 143, Third Series, an Ordinance Amending Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1379 Regarding Wind Energy Conversion Systems. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *6. #14-3685 WILLI ABBOTT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARDWAY GROUP, LLC – PLAT OLIVER HILL Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6489, a Resolution Denying an Amendment of the RPUD Agreement for the Plat of Oliver Hill. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 7. #14-3686 JOHN BESSESEN AND TOM WASMOEN ON BEHALF OF DAVID DELANEY, 2500 KELLEY AVENUE Gaffron stated the applicants in August, 2014, requested an amendment to the Community Management Plan to re-guide the property to allow for multi-family residential development where the current guide plan is for single-family residential use at a density of two to three units per acre. The revised proposed use of the site is four twinhomes or eight dwelling units, which would require a subdivision and concurrent rezoning to Residential Planned Unit Development District. Recent discussions with the City Attorney suggest that a Community Management Plan amendment should not be required. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed rezoning at its March 16 meeting and voted 5-1 to recommend denial of the application. Staff believes that for a variety of reasons the proposed development of four twinhomes has the potential to have less impact on the site and the neighborhood than a development of three to four single-family homes. Staff also believes that given the commercial/mixed use potential for the abutting property to the immediate east along Shadywood Road, the site is more conducive to twinhome use rather than for single-family use. Staff recommends that the Council grant conceptual approval for a rezoning to RPUD to allow the proposed twinhome development, with such rezoning to occur in conjunction with completion of a formal RPUD development review process. The Planning Commission memo is included in the Council packet. Gaffron stated the Planning Commission has spent considerable time reviewing this application, both as a sketch plan and as a proposed rezoning. There have been many public comments received. There are also members of the public at tonight’s meeting to provide comment. City Council Meeting April 27, 2015 Page 13 of 257