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II. Review Process <br />Planning Commitfion*! review oo May 20 shonld focns primarily on (be proposed <br />amendments to the CMP. The developer has presented the City with a concept plan that includes <br />a level of detail which should allow Planning Commission to begin to visualize and understand the <br />various plan elements. However, the primary focus of this initial review should be to analyze the <br />basic concepts rather than the details. You should carefully consider the points made by the City's <br />planning consultant, John Shardlow (sec Eshibil A). <br />Planning Commission should follow this outline for reviewing the general concept elements of the <br />plan: <br />1) Mixed residential component (density and layout) <br />a) Townhouses <br />. b) Rowhouses <br />c) Condos <br />2) Retail component (types of uses, relationship to development and City goals) <br />3) Open space and recreation component (public and private) <br />4) Transportation (streets, sidewalks and trails component) <br />For the May 20 public hearing Planning Commission should expect a relatively brief staff report and <br />a 10-15 minute presentation by the applicants, followed by public comments. You should then <br />consider the proposed CMP amendments and if possible, reach a recommendation on whether the <br />amendment is appropriate or under what circumstances or conditions it is appropriate. Finally, you <br />should start to define issues related to the Concept Plan. <br />If you reach a conclusion regarding the CMP amendment, that specific item will be brought to <br />Council on June 10 for consideration and action. <br />111. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Discussion <br />History <br />The 1980 Orono Community Management Plan guided this property for single family residential use <br />at a density of one unit per 2 acres. By the mid-1980's, support was growing for widening of <br />Highway 12 in-place, to accommodate growing traffic levels. In anticipation of development <br />pressure along the Highway 12 corridor through Orono, a study was commenced in 1985 that <br />resulted in an amendment of the CMP in 1987. The amendment brought the area from Highway 12 <br />to County Road 6 between Willow Drive and Old Crystal Bay Road, into the Metropolitan Urban <br />Service Area (MUSA). This nearly vacant 190-acre area was identified in the 1987 CMP <br />amendment as Property Area No. 3. <br />#02-2789 Dahbtroni Dcvciopnirni LLC <br />May 17.2002 <br />Page3of9