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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br />>=rr <br />ORDINANCE it , 2ND SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE REGULATING <br />DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTERS AS A CONDITIONAL USE <br />IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS <br />The City Council of Orono ordains as follows: <br />SECTION 1. Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.20, R-IA One Family Residential District, <br />Subdivision 3, Conditional Uses, is hereby amended by adding Subdivision 3 (Q) which shall <br />read as follows: <br />"Q. Domestic Abuse Shelters. The use of a structure for providing housing and other <br />services for victims of domestic abuse. Any such use shall meet all the following <br />require*nents: <br />I.Location. <br />1. Structure shall be served by and be connected to municipal sewer. <br />2. The site shall access directly to an arterial or collector roadway <br />and shall not gain access via a local neighborhood street. <br />3. The site shall be within 1,000 feet of a public bus line. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />The site shall be within 1,000 feet of a retail shopping area. <br />The site shall be within 500 feet of one of the following <br />commercial zoning districts: B-1, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6. <br />The site shall not be within one-half (V4) mile of another domestic <br />abuse shelter. <br />II. Site/Buildings. <br />1. <br />2. <br />3. <br />Buildings and additions to existing buildings shall be consistent <br />with the character and scale of the neighborhood. Exterior <br />materials shall be compatible with surrounding properties. <br />An appropriate transition to neighboring properties shall be <br />provided via landscaping and site design consistent with City <br />ordinances and policies. <br />The use shall be subject to applicable regulations regarding signs, <br />parking, and other zoning district performance standards. <br />1