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Proposed Dcvcionmcnt The cast '/i of the property proposed for de\ elopment is zoned B-4 and is guided for commercial use by the Comprehensive Flan (CMF). 1 he z.oning code states the district is intended to prov ide a district which is related to and may adjoin residential districts or other business districts for the location of administrative office buildings and related offices. 1 he office uses allowed in this district are those in which there is limited contact with the public and no exterior display or selling ol merchandise to the general public. The district shall have immediate access to adequate highways and public sanitary sewer. Offices are a permitted use in the li-4 district. Permitted/Conditional Residential U.ses in I.R-IB district The west Vj of the proposed development is zoned residential. Any office use would require the property to be rezoned. Under the current zoning district the property could be used for single family residential use. Another residential option on the property would be a “duplex”. A duplex could be constructed on the property only after approval of a conditional use permit by the City Council. One duplex may be located on a single lot as a conditional use provided that public sanitarv' sewer service is available, the lot is adjacent to a commercial district and the duplex is constructed within 200' of the commercial district, further the duplex must be built on a lot that meets minimum lot size and lot width standards for the district. Code Kevievv/Flatting Process: The Zoning Ordinance does not have a process that would allow the proposed development. A FI il) process is only available to commercial properties located within Highway 12 Development Corridor. Froperties in the B-4 di.strict are required to have a minimum lot size of 20.000 s.f and a lot width of 100'. Required building setbacks are 35' to a front property line. 1 5' to a side property line and 35' to property line adjacent to an “R". residential district. The proposed plat can be compared to a ‘■t»)wn house ” plat, where each individual building is located on an individual lot. In thiscase. individual lots would have a lot area of 2.100 s.f to 2.500 s.f and the buildings would hav e a zero setback to the property lines. * Required Code Amendment A process would be required to be established to allow commercial properties to have the Ilexibility to allow the development to create individual building lots that would allow 0 setbacks and lots less than 20.000 s.f in the zoning district. It Wi)uld require the City of Orono adopt a new FUD process for commercial properties. ResiJeniuilly zoned property can develop as either a Flanned Residential Development (FRD) or a Residential Flanned Unit Development (RFI T)). Both the FRD and RFUD give the City tlexibilitv in zoning requirements for residential properties. •02-2743 Ihoma> J Durumorc • Oruno I own OlVicc 2.^25/2535-ShaJvvMHid Koatl 1/2102 Pa|c 2 of 4