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w <br />I <br />y <br />TO;Planning Coiranission <br />FROM: Alan P. Olson, Village Planner <br />DATE: January 4, 1980 (Mailed 1-4-80 for review at 1-14-80 meeting) <br />SUBJECT: Proposed Zoning Amendments <br />Fences and Screening <br />As member Jabbour will confirm, your comments and recommendations <br />on Draft #3, made at your December 10, 1979 meeting, were delivered <br />to the Council on December 11, 1979. <br />The Council took strong exception to the Planning Commission's <br />recommendation for retaining 6 ft. high "fences. The Council asked <br />that Planning Commission again review the draft ordinance keeping <br />in mind Orono's basic philosophy of maintaining open space and the <br />value of light and air. The Council specifically asked Planning <br />Commission to justify how 6 ft. high fences, walls or barriers nonfojrm <br />to Orono's open space priority. The intent of the Council is to <br />eliminate high fences, walls and barriers. <br />The Council wants the Planning Commission to do a careful analysis of <br />^his draft ordinance with full discussion about consequences pro and <br />con. The Council wants a Planning Commission recommendation in <br />support of an ordinance that is ikeeping with the open space philosophy. <br />The ordinance drafts to date have been done by staff following Council's <br />policy directions. They contain many performance standard suggestions <br />which deserve careful review. If Planning Commission takes major <br />exception to some of these standards. Council wishes to have Planning <br />Commission formulate an alternative draft including justifications. <br />To this end. Planning Commission should expect to set aside sufficient <br />time on January 14, 1960, or should plan to call a special meeting <br />in the near future. <br />A revised Draft #4 is attached which includes the latest staff response <br />to the directions of the Council on December 11, 1979. An attempt has <br />been made to eliminate "walls" and to simplify the boiler plate. Note <br />that fence opacity has changed from 20% to 50% and that walls are now <br />defined as permanent structures, not as opaque fences. <br />y