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Pertinent Code Sections: 1. Section 10.20 - R-1A Zoning District Standards 2. Section 10.32 - Planned Residential Development Planning Commission Recommendation: The City of Orono has received a Preliminary Plat application for a 58 acre parcel located at the southwest comer of County Road 6 and Willow Drive North. The Planning Commission and City Council reviewed the proposed development as a Sketch Plan (Please note attached Minutes). The Bancor Group, Inc. had submitted a proposal to subdivide the property into 49 lots, with an average density of approximately 1 acre per dwelling unit. The Planning Commission recommended denial on a vote of 6 to 0 for Zoning Application #2522 based on the following comments: 1.The Orono Community Management Plan was amended with Comp Plan Amendment Number 2 indicating the plan for the subject site is to develop at a two acre rural density development and the Planning Commission is not in a position to change the Comprehensive Plan. 2.If the City of Orono rezoned property it should be to provide an alternative housing style or provide for a housing need not being met. This plan appears to provide the types of housing that would be provided under the existing zoning. J.The proposed number of lots (49) may be too dense. A plan reducing the amount of developable lots would be more desirable. 4.Municipal sewer and water are available to the property. The proposed development of the property would take advantage of the services available. Summary' of Request: ihe property is zoned RR-IB requiring 2 acres per unit. The applicants request the property be rezoned to R-1 A allowing 1 acre per unit density and develop the property as a Planned Residential Development (PRD). The purpose of a PRD is t« -' .ihance the appearance of neighborhoods through preservation of natural open spaces and to counteract the effects of urban congestion. A PRD/R-1A development would allow the property to be developed at one unit per acre, however the average lot size would be less than one acre. The remainder of the property w ould be held by the Homeowners Association as open space by the creation of conservation outlots. The City reviewed an application on this site in 1994 for a 58 unit development. The Planning Commission advised the 58 unit density was not acceptable but would consider a plan for reduced density. The applicant revised the plan leaving the north half of the property at 2 acre density and rezoning the southern half to allow 1 unit per acre density. This plan would have created 44 lots on the 58 acre site. The applicant later requested the application be withdrawn prior to any approvals by the Council. 1