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WHEREAS, at their regular meeting held on December 13, 1999 the Orono City Council considered the subdivision application of the subdivider noting the following findings of fact: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. FINDINGS The property is located within the RR-IB Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District requiring a minimum of two acres of contiguous dry buildable land within each newly created lot. The property contains a total of 58.43 acres of land, with 51.89 acres being dry buildable. The Municipal Code permits, by conditional use permit, subdivisions to develop as a Planned Residential Development (PRD). PRDs are available to land subdividers subject to Council approval, as an alternative to standard minimum lot size subdivision of land. The purpose of this plan is to enhance the appearance of neighborhoods through preservation of natural open spaces, to counteract the effects of urban congestion and monotony, to provide cohesive structure to neighborhood design, to offer recreation opportunities close to home, and to aid in improving the welfare in general of City residents. On May 23, 1988 the City Council adopted Comprehensive Plan Amendment #2. Amendment 2 was a result of a land use study along the Highway 12 corridor. The area ea.st of Old Crystal Bay Road, north of Highway 12, south of County Road 6 and west of Willow Drive was guided for two acre density single family homes. The Comprehensive Plan states the wetlands and natural vegetation in the area provide an e.xcellent transition between the more intense use planned for the south and single family 2-acre to the north. Utilizing this as a break, the area to the north shall develop with one dwelling unit per two acre density. The property is 51.89 acres dry buildable allowing 25 dwelling units to maintain the guided density for the rural residential district. Page 2 of 11