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ORDINANCE NO___THIRD SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ORONO ZONING CODE <br />SECTION 78-72 <br />REGARDING LOTS OF RECORD <br />The City Council of Orono ordains as follows; <br />Section 1: Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-72 is hereby revised as follows: <br />Sec. 78-72. Lots of record. <br />(a) A lot of record is any lot for which a deed or registered land sur\ ey has <br />been recorded in the office of the register of d.;eds or the registrar of titles for the county <br />prior to January 1,1975. and after approval by the council if required. <br />(b) A lot of record existing upon January 1,1975. in an R district, which does <br />not meet the requirements of this chapter as to area or width may be utilized for a single­ <br />family detached dwelling purpose, provided that in the judgment of the council ^ <br />administrative approval bv the Planning Director, such use does not adversely affect <br />public health or safety and the following requirements are met; <br />(1) In R districts of one acre or less and with public sanitary sewer. A lot of <br />record existing upon January I, 1975, in any R district of the city of up to <br />and including one acre, which lot is serviced by public sanitary sewer and <br />w hich does not meet the requirements of this chapter as to area or width <br />only, may be utilized for single-family detached dwelling purposes <br />without council approval if the area mceisurcmcnts and width of that lot <br />are within 80 percent of the requirements of this chapter. However, the lot <br />of record shall not be more intensely developed unless combined with one <br />or more abutting lots or portions so as to create a lot meeting the <br />requirements of this chapter. <br />(2) In R districts of greater than one acre and served by public sanitary <br />sewer. A lot of record in any R district in the city in excess of one acre <br />w hich does not meet the requirements of this chapter as to area or w idth <br />only may be utilized for single-family detached dwelling purposes ^ <br />administrative approval if the Planning Director couno tt fmds that the <br />following conditions are met: <br />a. It is at least one acre in size, and the average width of the lot is at <br />least too feet; <br />b. It is served by public sanitary sewer: and <br />The stria kfi language is deleted; the underlined language is inserted. <br />Page 1 of2