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Zoning File #2224 <br />March 7,1997 <br />Page 2 <br />Impact of Rezoning <br />The proposed rezoning will result in the following benefits: <br />- Zoning boundaries will follow lot lines rather than bisecting individual properties <br />- Outlets E and F, and the Wear property, will no longer have the potential limitations <br />imposed by a 50-55' strip of RR-IB at their north ends. <br />- The incongruity of having an unusable strip of RR-IB sandwiched between R-1A and B-1 <br />zones, will be eliminated <br />The only possible negative impact of this rezoning would be that the Sugar Woods residential <br />owners might perceive this as allowing commercial development to be closer to their back yards. <br />However, they knew (or had every opportunity to learn) that the property in Outlets E and F was <br />planned for commercial uses when they purchased in Sugar Woods. <br />V <br />Note that the legal descriptions for the rezoning take into account that the south boundary of Sugar <br />Woods Outlets A and D, does not exactly match the 1115' line but is slightly skewed (See Exhibit <br />D-2). Tlie result is that a small portion of the residential commons (Outlet A) and part of the future <br />service road (Outlet D) is being rezoned from RR-IB to R-1 A; and that a sliver of Outlet F currently <br />zoned R-1 A will become B-1. <br />Conformity with Comprehensive Plan <br />This rezoning is in conformance with Orono's 1987 Highway 12 Comprehensive Plan, hence no Plan <br />Amendment is required (See Exhibit 11). <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends approval of the proposed rezoning.■ /.to <br />\h<f)f <br />o 5'^