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r MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 17,1997 Van Zomeren showed the location of the Highway 12 industrial area and the residential area within 200' that is not separatea b>' a roadway. The area eligible is located to the south of the highway. Su has historically required that adjacent lot lines be contiguous. If a more liberal viewpoint vs as taken and the road was not considered, that area could possibly cross the road. The other location is in Navarre. Van Zomeren displayed where the subject lot and commercial zoning is located. Van Zomeren said the terminology in the code needs clarification. The existing location where the fire station was located is not eligible for duplex credit as it is outside the commercial zone and the 200' limitation. Van Zomeren said she and Gaffron discussed modifying the duplex credit. The B-3 zoning is the only zoning that could be extended to capture that lot and eliminate the 200' requirement. The 200' eligibility could be changed to reflect 400' from the B-3 district. The B-1 and B-6 zoning districts would be eliminated for duplex credit. Van Zomeren said, if the City's intent is to allow duplex housing, it first needs to be determined where that housing should be located and then place it in the zoning. She does not feel it makes sense where the use is currently allocated. She says it is important to buffer the industrial and commercial areas with higher density but not with the distance requirement. She feels they should be separated, the correct location determined, and the ordinance changed to reflect it. The zoning has to change first to make the area eligible, then the conditional use pemiit process would be initiated. Van Zomeren is concerned with the zoning becoming a moving target as to what property is eligible. 16 1 t f