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/I TO: FROM: Chair Smith and Orono Planning Commission Members Ron Moorse, City Administ Uor Paul Weinberger, Zoning Administrator DATE:September 9,2002 SUBJECT: #02-2764 Commercial Planned Unit Development (CPUD) Ordinance List of Exhibits: A Draft Commercial Planned Unit Development Ordinance B Zoning Map (Highway 12 Commercial Area) C Zoning Map (Navarre) Planning Commission Work Session Discussion (September 4,2002) The Planning Commission d ^cussed revising the CPUD ordinance to include for the provision of future mixed use and redevelopment opportunities for the existing commercial districts, primarily considering the possibilities of future redevelopment of Navarre. The primar}’ purpose is to consider possibilities of mixed uses of buildings and properties to include retail, residential, and office use. It was the conclusion of the Planning Commission that the item be scheduled for the September 16* meeting to be discussed with ultimately a recommendation being made on the existing ordinance language. Additionally, the recommendation on the ordinance would provide an opportunity to get the ordinance in front of the City Council. Background Orono has established 6 zoning districts for commercial uses within the City; B-1 (Retail Sales Business District). B-2 (Lakeshore Business District - Marinas), B-3 (Shopping Center Business District). B-4 (Office and Professional Business District), B-5 (Limited Neighborhood Business District). B-6 (Highway Commercial District). Each district has a list of permitted and conditional uses along with standards for minimum lot size and width, and required building setbacks. While each district can be used for its' intended purpose, the zoning standards for each district only allows buildings that are required to meet minimum setbacks usually resulting in development that leads to a building set in the center of the property with individual site parking located around the building. Purpose The existing commercial zoning districts do not have the “flexibility” to allow redevelopment or new development to follow existing patterns in certain parts of the City. An example would be the Navarre commercial area where several buildings are located with a zero setback to the front property lines. Under the existing zoning standards redevelopment or new development of parts of Navarre would require new buildings to have a 20’ front setback from front property lines and 30’ from rear property lines. The City may want to maintain the sidewalk, pedestrian nature of the Navarre Commercial District. A CPUD zoning district would allow the City of Orono to have the flexibility to consider such requests. «02-2764 Commercial Planned Unit Development Ordinance Page I of 4