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To; <br />From: <br />Date: <br />Subject: <br />Chair Hawn and Planning Commission Members <br />City Council <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator » <br />Mike Gaffron, Senior Planning Coordinator <br />October 13,2000 <br />#2631 Proposed Zoning Code Amendment - <br />Add "Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) District" <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Draft RPUD Ordinance <br />B - Sample Development Standards for Small Lot SFR <br />C - Sample Architectural, Landscaping Standards <br />Purpose <br />The 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan (CMP) as preliminarily approved by the Council on September <br />11, designates a small number of areas in Orono for medium density residential uses which are <br />currently not allowed by any of the existing zoning districts. Additionally, the CMP establishes <br />housing goals and policies placing emphasis on the provision of lifecycle and moderately priced <br />housing. The CMP also encourages the use of innovative methods of development that will preserve <br />Orono’s natural environmental features as well as conserve resources. <br />The proposed RPUD District will be a residential district that has the purpose of allowing flexibility <br />in terms of design, building techniques, land development methods and density in order to achieve <br />the residential goals and policies as outlined in the CMP. This amendment is necessary because <br />none of the existing zoning districts are tailored to achieving this purpose. <br />Brief Summary of Proposed "RPUD” District Parameters <br />The RPUD District is strictly a residential zone, and does not have a mixed land use <br />component, although it will allow for various types and densities of residential uses <br />The RPUD District will contain a list of permitted, conditional and accessory uses that is <br />similar in scope to that of our single family districts, but will not include certain of the <br />"institutional" or "quasi-commercial" conditional or accessory uses allowed in those districts. <br />Any site to be rezoned to RPUD must be at least 5 acres in area unless the developer <br />demonstrates the property has certain unique characteristics (see Subd. 5). <br />— Any site to be rezoned to RPUD must be guide-plarmed for residential use in the CMP.