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CMP Part 3B. Land Use PUn <br />Table 3B-5b: Areas Proposed for Higher Denslt}- Residential Development - Site B <br />Site Description: <br />SITEB <br />(Parcel Group 2, <br />Map 3B-7) <br />55 acres located bets^een Highway 12 and the Burlington Northern Railroad <br />property, abutting and just west of Old Crystal Bay Road. Property mc.udes <br />S separate tax parcels with S existing residences plus outbuildings, and is <br />currently zoned for single family rural descloprrent at a density of I unit per 2 <br />acres. The new Highway 12 route is planned to abut the south side of th-s <br />property, paralleling the railroad track.______________________________________ <br />Site CharfeHriHjgii <br />Gross site area east of major wetland: 51 acres t <br />Area of additional wetlands in east half of six: - 4 acres * <br />Area to be lost due to Hwy 12 b>pass . iJLlSga 1 <br />Net dry buildablc for development: 49 acres t <br />Easterly 23 acres is relatively r.at with high-watertable soils <br />and interspersed wetland pockeu Not easily developable <br />with septic systems. .Mostly open fields that have been <br />fanned previously. <br />Westerly 30 acres has 5V#-15% slopes, eventually dropping a <br />total of 50' down to major wetland basin Soils art bener <br />suited for use of septic systems, but slopes may be a factor <br />for individual sites This area is more wooded and conuini <br />apple orchard. <br />Site B Rcsidtniial Development Options: <br />Dfniitv parameter Dwelling t’n.iti Density <br />This site has a number of factors which make it u..attractive <br />for 2-acre rural residential development as cunently zoned, <br />including <br />Location between two highway corridors is not conducive <br />to rural development <br />. Location across from Industrial Park is rot conducive to <br />rural development <br />Six abuts one of the busiest intersections in Orono. <br />• East half of sue is poorly suited for development with <br />septic systems <br />Current 2*acrc zoning l6-liL’niU 0.3unit4ae <br />(septic systems) <br />2-acrc zoning 23*22 Units 0.4 uniu'ac <br />(sewered, standard plat) <br />2*acrc zoning 24 Units 0.5 ur.its.ac. <br />(sewered. PRD) <br />t*acrc zoning 42-44 Ur.i'.s O.S units'ac <br />(sewered, standard plat) <br />l-acre toning 47-4S Uniu 0.9 units ac <br />(sewered. PRD) <br />l/2*icre zoning 50-85 Uma I Sumaac <br />(sewered, standard plat) <br />lf2*acre zoning 93-100 UniU l.Sunitsac <br />(sewered. PRD) <br />3 onit/ncre PRD 140 L'nitt 3.0 units-ac. <br />Municipal sewer and water are relatively available as <br />compared to most other areas cf the City , the site is adjacent <br />to exisrmg MUSA and is a logical MUSA expansion poJiL <br />This site has direct access to arena! and collector road <br />sysi and is relatively near urban services as compa.vd to <br />mos. other areas of the City Furthermore, this site U <br />separated from existuig rural neighborhoods by the Orono <br />Schools, by existing wetlands, by the existing railroad, and by <br />existing and future road railroad comdors. Because of these <br />separations, development at higher densities will have little <br />impact on adjacent niral character neighborhoods._________ <br />Preferred Dcvelonment Option; <br />Mil of 0.5 units'ac SFR <br />& 4 unitvac townhomei 120 Units 2.5unitsac. <br />City of Orono Community Manngemcnt Plan <br />Scpttwbcr 2000 <br />Page 3B-35