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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 City Council of Orono ordains as follows: <br /> Section 1. Municipal Zoning Code Chapter 10 is hereby amended by adding Section 10.33, <br /> RPUD Residential Planned 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(RPUD) <br /> district is to provide a district which will allow for the implementation of certain residential <br /> housing 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 <br /> new techniques of building design,construction and land development; <br /> B. provision of housing to meet lifecycle, and affordable and moderate <br /> cost housing needs; <br /> C. energy conservation through the use of more efficient building designs <br /> and sitings and the clustering of buildings and land uses; <br /> D. preservation of desirable site characteristics and open space and <br /> protection of sensitive environmental features,including steep slopes, <br /> poor soils and trees; <br /> E. high quality of design and design compatible with surrounding land <br /> uses, including both existing and planned; <br /> F. sensitive development in transitional areas located between different <br /> land uses and along significant corridors within the city; and <br /> G. development which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Subd. 2. Permitted Uses. Within the RPUD District, no land or structures shall be <br /> used except for one or more of the following uses: <br /> Page 1 of 22 <br />