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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. SECOND SERIES EiVr.- <br /> ORDINANCE NO. , SECOND SERIES <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING <br /> CHAPTER 10 OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> BY ADDING SECTION 10.33, <br /> RPUD RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT <br /> The following is the official summary of Ordinance No. , Second Series approved by the City <br /> Council of the City of Orono on February 26, 2001. <br /> Municipal Zoning Code Chapter 10 is amended by adding Section 10.33,RPLTD Residential Planned <br /> Unit Development District, to read as follows: <br /> "SEC. 10.33 RPUD RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. <br /> Subd.1. Purpose.The purpose of the Residential Planned Unit Development(RPLTD)district <br /> is to provide a district which will allow for the implementation of certain residential housing <br /> goals established in the 2000-2020 Orono Community Management Plan (`CMP' or <br /> `Comprehensive Plan'). The RPUD District is established to accommodate the densities and <br /> types of residential development contemplated in the CMP by incorporating the principles of <br /> the Planned Unit Development concept. The RPUD District will encourage the following: <br /> A. flexibility in land development and redevelopment in order to utilize new <br /> techniques of building design, construction and land development; <br /> B. provision of housing to meet lifecycle, and affordable and moderate cost <br /> housing needs; <br /> C. energy conservation through the use of more efficient building designs and <br /> sitings and the clustering of buildings and land uses; <br /> D. preservation of desirable site characteristics and open space and protection of <br /> sensitive environmental features, including steep slopes,poor soils and trees; <br /> E. high quality of design and design compatible with surrounding" land uses, <br /> including both existing and planned; <br /> F. sensitive development in transitional areas located between different land uses <br /> and along significant corridors within the city; and <br /> G. development which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br />