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i>nNUTESOFT^IE ORONO PLANNING CO>LMISSION MEETING Monday, November 20,2000 (1^2640/2641 ORONO AMBAR, Continued) Weinberger stated they are proposing to rczone this propert>% which requires a comprehensive plan amendment to change the guided land use designation for at least Lot 2. The rezoning would allow Lot 1, which is proposed to have a 23,000 square foot office building constructed on it, to be rezoned to the B-6 District. The second rezoning would be to rezone Lot 2 to the RPUD, which w ould establish standards for a multi-family residential senior use of the building. The Applicant is proposing to construct a three-nor>*, 70 unit senior housing facilit)*. The housing would be similar to other senior housing facilities Weinberger stated the 1980 Comprehensive Plan and the revised Cemprehensive Plan has this area guided for commercial use. The proposed senior housing would not fit under this designation, which results in the need for a comprehensive plan amcndrr.ict for Lot 2. Weinberger staled Section 10.53 defines the standards and review process for a Highway 12 PUD, which is really the umbrella for this process being put in place to allow rezoning to occur on this properQ'. Weinberger noted Section 10.52 defines special requirements for rezoning along the Highway 12 corridor. The Applicant has provided site plans for both projects. Weinberger noted a site plan review is required for each individual lot. Corrjnerctal site plan will tvpically inv olve all of the reviews that arc t>pically involved in any ivpc of site plan rev lew, including such things as landscaping, parking, lighting, traffic flow, building height, setbacks, architectural matenals, screening, and any other design or use issues that c.vis: Weinberger noted this is a preliminarv p!a: application, which also involv es replatting and subdiv ision of the tw o lots. Lot 2 consists of appro\imately four acres in size and would house the senior housing facility. The 70 units would result in a density of 17.5 units per acre on the propertv, which is higher than any other zoning district within the City of Orono, therefore the RPUD ordinance would apply in this case. The RPUD would rely heav ily on the Comprehensive Plan designation for the lot to guide the lot towards the tvpe of uses and densities that would be allowed on this property. The RPUD would also provide those incentives that arc consistent with Orono's housing goals ar.d includes modifications to regular density requirements The housing goal in this case is to prov idc moderately priced senior housing. Weinberger stated the office use being proposed for Lot 1 would not require a comprehensive plan amendment since the underlying land designation is for commercial use for the entire site. Lot 1 consists of 2.1 acres Weinberger noted the Applicant arc looking for a cone* “ual plan review and approval at this time Weinberger stated the preliminary plat would fall under the preliminary plat standards Because litis is a non-residential plat, the Citv has the option of applying additional requirements that the City would help this development fit within the neighborhood and to protect adjacent areas from any nuisance uses on the property. Weinberger fiated some of those provisions would include permanent landscape buffer strips and anv other additional Kreening or design elements that would help it fit into the neighborhood bencr. The Applicant is proposing to plat Lot 1 as an individual lot. Lot 2 would be platted creating a building with 70 units, which would be accomplished by crying 70 separate tax parcels and PAGE 24