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Zoning File #1885 Mav T3, 1994 Page 4 of 6 As in the earlier review, the City will be interested in seeing bike paths and other walking trails connecting to the school property to the west. General Review Comments on the Layout of the 44 Unit Proposal The City will not allow the filling of natural wetlands, obvious lot line changes have to be made. If designated wetlands are not to be filled, this will have a major impact on the current proposal. If we are to achieve similar setbacks as required in the RR-IB zoning adjacent to the property on ihe east side. Lots 1, 27, 28 aiKl 44 will have to be widened in their width in order to satisfy the 50’ setback from the side street lot line. Staff hai enclosed the original staff memo for your review' which outlines many of the issues that still hold true for the current 44 unit PUD, such as the paragraphs on Grading, Drainage, Wetland Areas and Flood Plain, Sewer and Water, and Access/Street/Trails. Review Exhibit B. Mr. Uban has listed for you the many reasons as to why he believes the City of Orono ’s Comprehensive Plan should be amended for this unique property and why a more creative approach is needed for development of the property. Staff is not going to repeat but asks you to review these 19 findings. These same findings also provide the basis needed for development under the PUD format. It is the issue of a rezoning to 1 acre and the higher densities than originally approved in Comp Plan Amendment No. 2 that is the single most concern of this application. Staff has been asked to consider the uniqueness of this property as to why a request for higher density rezoning would not open a floodgate of similar requests. Staff will list some of the findings that make this property unique: 1.During the planning process of Comp Plan Amendment No. 2, this portion of the property was included within the MUSA that would allow the extension of sewer to the rural zoned property. 2.Sewer was extended tc this property because of the high water table and poor soils. No form of development could be achieved with septic no matter what densities were proposed. 3.The property is surrounded by major trafficked roads - Highway 12 to the south. Sixth Avenue North and Willow to the east. All roads are proposed for more intense use. Willow is a potential future County road. Part of the current planning for Highway 12 calls for a heavier use of County Road 6. It currently receives more traffic as Highway 12 becomes more congested. 4.No other area of the City has been subjected to such a special planning process as the area defined within the Highway 12 Snidy Area. No other area has a special section in the Comp Plan that establishes special development standards and zoning. The plan encourages innovative approaches to development because of its special location and physical character.