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Request for Council Action continued <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />May 21, 1996 <br />Report Regarding Expediting the Planning Application Review Process <br />3. During the 10 day period, staff review the application to ensure it is complete-that ail <br />necessary’ information is provided. <br />4.If the application is not complete the applicant is required to provide necessary <br />information during the 10 day period, or to provide assurance of timely submittal for <br />complete staff review, or the application is delayed to the next month’s Planning <br />Commission meeting. <br />5.If the application is complete, or staff is confident of timely submittal of necessary <br />information, the application is included in the legal notice. <br />6. <br />7. <br />Staff prepares the repon to the Planning Commission. <br />The application is reviewed by the Planning Commission and a recommendation is <br />provided to the City Council. <br />8. The City Council reviews and tak-.s action on the application. <br />Without any other changes to the application review process, the process outlined above would <br />increase the application review time from a minimum of 22 days to a minimum of 34 days. <br />However, it would also substantially reduce the probability of the application being continued <br />at the Planning Commission or City Council level. In addition, there are other changes in the <br />application review process schedule that could bring the application review timeline back closer <br />to the 22 day period. Three calendars showing the current application review timeline and two <br />alternate timelines are attached. <br />U. Development/Clarification of Policy Guidelines. <br />A. A Major Cause of a High Number of Planning Applications is for Variances <br />Related to Existing Non-Conformities <br />Because Orono’s historical development is much different than Orono’s current <br />development standards, Orono has many non*conforming properties. This leads <br />to many variance applications—both by non-conforming properties and by <br />conforming properties that want to develop in a way similar to the non- <br />conforming properties. The purpose of Orono’s current development standards, <br />including the zoning code, is to enable the city, over a long period of time, to <br />move currently non-conforming properties closer to or into conformity with the <br />current development standards. <br />In addition to increasing the number of planning applications, the effort to <br />L_„