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To: Chair Ilaw-n and Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorsc, City Administrator <br />From: Niike GafTron, Planning Director <br />Date: January 12,2001 <br />Subject: t^2639 Proposed Zoning Code Amendment: <br />Add *'RPUD*’ to List of Available Zoning Districts under Section 10.52 <br />Note: This item was tabled without dhcussioii at your November meeting. <br />LUt of Exhibits <br />A • Zoning Code Section 10.52 <br />B - Map from CMP Amendment ^2. May 23. 1988 <br />Background <br />In 1988 the City studied the Highway 12 corridor and made specific Comprehensive Plan (CMP) <br />changes for certain groupings of properties along Highway 12. Those changes carry' through to the <br />2000-2020 CMP, and allow for future development of commercial or medium density residential <br />uses on those properties. 'Die Highway 12 Corridor properties subject to tliosc changes are along <br />the north side of 12 between Brown Road and Old Cr>stal Bay Road and are defined in CMP <br />Amendment ^2 adopted May 23. 1988. <br />Subsequently, the City in 1989 adopted Section 10,52 “Special Requirements for Rezoning in the <br />Highway 12 Corridor Study Area", which sets out criteria, standards and requirements which must <br />be satisfied before rezoning of any of alTected properties w ill be approved. Section 10.52, Subd. 5 <br />establishes a short list of zoning districts to w hich the Corridor properties can be re/oned. as follow s: <br />Suhd 5 Available Zoning Districts Due to the tauque set of cofistraints and <br />op/H}rtumties that affect future decisions ref*ardin^ development within the Highway 12 <br />Corridor Study Area, applicants for rezoning are strongly encouraged to utilize the planned <br />loiit development approach, outlined in Section 10 of the Orono Zoning Ordinance <br />How ever, applications w ill be accepted for rezoning requests for any of the follow ing <br />existing zoning districts w ithin the City, consistent w ith a finding of consistency w ith the <br />Highway 12 Corridor Study and subject to compliance with all of the additional <br />requirements established in this section: <br />B-6 Highw ays Commercial District <br />PRD Planned Residential Development <br />R-1A ()ne Family Residential District <br />R-lli One Family Residential District <br />A/-6 Multiple Family Planned Residential District <br />Any proposal which requires a modification to zoning or subdivision requirements must be <br />done as a Planned Unit Development.