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PUD Reioning & Highway 12 Corridor Standards Applicant is requesting to rezonc this vacant property to B-6 Highway Commercial District. The 2000-2020 Orono Community Management Plan guides this property for Commercial Oflice uses, hence the proposal is in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan. Professional offices are a permitted use in the B~5 District, and rezoning to B-6 is allowed under the “Special Requirements for Rezoning in the Highway 12 Corridor Study Area” of zoning code Section 10.52, Subd. 5, hence B-6 is the appropriate zoning for the proposed use. Section 10.52 additionally contains a number of development standards applicable to this site: (Subd. I) - Minimum Area. Minimum area for a rezoning in the Highway 12 Corridor is 5 acres (variance required - the existing parcel is nominally 2.0 acres in area; the site was created in 1984 to accommodate a branch of the Hennepin County Library, which was never built. The City of Orono purchased the site in 1996 for temporary public works use and as a means of controlling the future development of the site. Given the fact that the site exists as a separate parcel and the proposed use conforms to the CMP and the B-6 district, an area variance to allow rezoning of the site may be rreasonable. The adjacent existing vacant lot directly east is 2.5 acres, and will likely involve a similar request in the near future. (Subd. 2) - Access and circulation plan . The proposed site plan meets the general standards developed for the Highway 12 corridor, in that all access is directly to Kelley Parkway, and trail links are provided. An easement will be required for the existing trail on the property paralleling Old Crystakl Bay Road. Sidewalks/trails within the Kelley Parkway and Highway 12 rights-of-way are subject to approval by Orono and MnDOT respectively. (Subd. 3) - Sanitary Sewer and Municipal Water must be available. They are. City will determine whether any assessments or connection charges are due. (Subd. 4) - Stormwater Management. The code requires that a stormwater management plan be submitted and be in compliance with City standards. Sec discussion below and City Engineer’s comments. (Subd- 5) - Allowable districts for rezoning include B-6. This section also requires that any rezoning involving a modification to zoning requirements must be processed as a PUD - the minimum area variance therefore forces this to be a PUD rezoning. (Subd. 6) - Building Design and Construction - addresses the exterior wall finishes, architectural compatibility of future additons and outbuildings, and prohibits temporary buildings. The proposal appears to be in compliance with the pertinent standards. (Subd. 7) - Requires that all rezonings within the Highway 12 Corridor are subject to a Development Agreement assuring compliance with the requirements of Section 10.52. M2-2782 Professional Properties of Orono May 17,2002 Page 2 of7 I