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Council Exhibit h CPUD SUMMARY Advantages of Planned Unit Developments PUmned* Unit Developments approve an individual site plan with individual performance standards written into the final development document. The advantage of rezoning a property to PUD is the approval is subject to the final development site plan. If the project is not completed The property would revert to the pre-existing zoning district or be changed to match the guided use of the property as defined in the Comprehensive Plan. Alternatively, if a property was merely rezoned to another “B” zoning district and the development proposed for that site was never completed, the City of Orono would have little control over a new site plan on the property that met the requirements of the district. PI 'Ds are widely used in other communities. The one item they have in common is the ability to provide greater flexibility in neighborhood development or non-residential areas than what can be done under a conventional zoning district. While Orono’s Highway 12 PUD (Section I0.S3) provides for this flexibility of development, it only applies to the Highway 12 development area. The CPUD could replace the Highway 12 PUD pit.cess. Most recently, the Highway PUD process has been used for the Dunbar office building (not yet constructed) and the Dahlstrom Development at Willow Drive and Highway 12 (currently under review). Some cities define each type of PUD district (residential, commercial, industrial) separately and some group all under one ordinance. Orono would have separate ordinances for each use. Orono’s Municipal Code does not have sections that stand alone that define sta* dards for items such as landscaping and screening. The RPUD district has listed standards within the district for these items. The proposed CPUD ordinance has also used the standards that are listed and defined within the district and generally follows those as established for larger scale commercial developments. A PUD strengthens the City ’s ability to make development decisions. A PUD is a rezonlng which gives the City options regarding development decisions and approvals. Summary of Proposed CPUD Standards (A full copy of the proposed ordinance is attached as Exhibit B) The proposed ordinance lists the following as general standards for all developments that would request a rezoning to CPUD; I.A CPUD can only be considered for properties guided for commercial use by the Comprehensive Plan. CPUD could not be used for properties within the B-2 district. The B-2 district is established for marinas. 3.Properties are subject to the hardcover requirements as regulated in the Shoreland Ordiance. \ \ Tfi TiiiaiMai