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CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL N O . A desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on June 21, 2010 recommended on a vote of 5-0 that the Council grant rezoning to RPUD Residential Planned Unit Development District and grant general concept plan approval subject to review by the City Engineer and City Fire Marshal, and subject to final Met Council approval of the 2010-2030 Comprehensive Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Orono City Council makes the following findings in regard to this application for comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning and RPUD General Concept Plan approval: FINDINGS A. Community Mana ement Plan Conformi • Rezoning 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #10-3472. 2. The property is located in the RR -1 B Single Family Rural Residential District, requiring a minimum lot size of 2.0 acres. The properly consists of approximately 10.36 acres; approximately 3.8 acres is wetland resulting in a net dry -buildable area of 6.4 acres. 3. The development plans include construction of a private road, a parking lot and a 55 -unit building. This proposal is consistent with the 2009 amendment of the 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan which re -guided the site to allow residential development at an urban density of up to 10 units per buildable acre, and with the 2010-2030 Comprehensive Plan update which allows a density of up to 15 units per acre. 4. The Developer has proposed to construct 27,465 square feet of structure (25,814 square foot building + 1,571 square foot entrance canopy + 80 square foot trash enclosure) where the 2009 amendment to the 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan and 2010-2030 update permitted a maximum of 20,000 square feet. The proposed square footage results in only 9.6% of the buildable area and 6% of the site overall. To allow for flexibility, the Council finds that increasing the allowed footprint for this issue to 30,000 square feet will not result in any conflicts with the City's goal of keeping development at this site low -profile and blending with the natural surroundings of the site. 5. Rezoning of the property from RR -11B to RPUD is appropriate based on the location of the site between two major highway corridors with no abutting local roads. The remoteness of the site from other residential neighborhoods coupled with the direct Page 2 of 11