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Orono Planning Commission <br />April 26, 1994 <br />Page 3 <br />16. <br />19. <br />•n,;. n,rr^l nf land can suooort more homes than presenuy <br />investment of tax dollars to provide the existing inftastnicture. <br />Comprehensive <br />to the <br />Th - Citv of Orono ’s Development Plan used to determine the adopted guiding in the <br />oresent comprehensive plan on the subject property, contemplated a road connection <br />school is now requesting tne vacation of that RU S <br />portion of the Lundgren parcel. <br />The proposed re-guiding of the parcel would only affect the southern aO a«es. Tins <br />areaL dhectly ad^cent to the multi-family guided land and with a Single ° <br />aae designauon would form a uansition to the Northern portion whch would remain <br />two acre rural residential This double buffering will be a benefit to the adjacent <br />properties and supportive of the City's tax base. <br />Proposed Density <br />Southern 30 acres 1 unit/acre <br />]^nrthem 28.6 acres 2 units/acrc <br />30 <br />14 <br />58.6 acres 44 units <br />This site is relatively featureless, void of the naturat amenities that would ^low for <br />very expensive homesites. The extraordinaiy development costs attnbutable to tbs <br />or^ietty (poor sods, wetlands, high water table, low density, agnificant grading and <br />long dhtance for utilities) make development impossible without at least 44 horn <br />sites to absorb the extremely high development cost. <br />DAHLGREN. SHARDLOW. AOT UBAN. INC <br />C. John Uban <br />Principle <br />KG/ss