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L <br />Proposed Zoning Code Amendment - Section 10.20, Subd. 3 - Conditional Uses in Residential <br />Zones <br />January 11, 1996 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />The City of Orono has historically been home to at least three commercial greenhouse <br />operations, all on Watertown Road, two of which were owned by the Butterfields and one by <br />Kelley and Kelley Nursery. These greenhouse operations have not been a source of <br />complaints, and apparently have been good neighbors. Conditional use permits granted for <br />greenhouses in the past generally place a limitation on the retail activity occurring on the site, <br />and this has generally not been abused. <br />Due to the typical large size of greenhouse structures, they are normally subject to Orono s <br />oversize accessory structure requirements, and therefore required to meet principal residence <br />structure setbacks. The associated tractors and motorized operations occurring within a <br />greenhouse are one of uie non-residential type activities occurring. <br />Issues for Discussion <br />1.Are there any specific aspects of commercial greenhouses which have potential negative <br />impact that needs to be addresM^ti*^ <br />2.Are there other uses similar to greenhouses, such as open commercial growing of plants <br />without the use of greenhouse structures, that should be considered as a conditional use? <br />Orono has one such operation which is operated as a home occupation, and activity by <br />employees is strictly limited in the license. <br />C. Section 10.20, Subd. 3 (A) - Schools <br />Public schools and parochial or private schools which teach a curriculum similar to public <br />schools, are a conditional use within the single family residential districts. The only <br />performance standards the Code places on the school conditional use are: <br />1.No building shall be located within 50 feet of any lot line of an abutting lot in <br />a residential district. <br />2.A fence must be erected 15 feet or more from all street lot lines where the <br />abutting use is for open play. <br />Nursery schools are allowed as long as they provide 50 square feet of <br />playground space per pupil. (Note that the City has used this section to grant <br />conditional use permits for day care uses, which are deemed similar to nursery <br />schools.)