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16 <br />5.0 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br />5.01 Overview. <br />The Community Development Department is responsible for the review of building plans and the implementation <br />of land use plans and policies of the City Council through administration of ordinances. The Department reviews <br />permit and land use applications to ensure compliance with land use, setback, hardcover, floodplain management, <br />and other City requirements. The department provides service and information to the general public, property <br />owners, builders, and developers on all aspects of development and land use within Orono. <br />5.02 Organization and Staff. <br />The department consists of 6 personnel: The community development director, two planners, a Building official, a <br />building inspector and a planning assistant. In 2023 the building official and building inspector worked towards <br />their septic training and certifications with hopes to bring that service into the department in 2024. <br />5.03. Department Activity Summary. <br /> Year To Date <br />Year New Home New Home value + Total <br />permits CE open CE closed Zoning Aps <br />2023 43 $ 45,174,490 1687 84 62 63 <br />2022 54 $ 53,352,900 1420 134 114 71 <br />2021 48 $ 42,006,132 1430 112 110 76 <br /> <br />% of 2022 80% 85% 119% 63% 54% 89% <br />% of 2021 90% 108% 118% 75% 56% 83% <br />5.04 Planning. <br />In 2023, we granted 2 final plat approvals. One for Swan Beach on Crystal Bay and one for Wildhurst Forest which <br />results in 2 new lots. We completed a Conditional Use Permit for a new Restaurant along Highway 12. <br />2023 <br />Total Land Use <br />Applications <br />Variances CUPs Text <br />Amendments <br />Subdivision (Sketches, Prelim <br />Plat, Final Plat, Exemptions) <br />Other <br />63 44 4 1 12 2 <br /> <br />As a department, we have been working on the recodification of the city code. We hope to formally <br />adopted updated language in the beginning of 2024. We adopted 1 new text amendment to address <br />retaining walls in the lake yard. We issued our first Accessory Dwelling units this year and are up to 4 <br />permitted ADUs throughout the city. The department also has been tracking the type of land use <br />applications we process throughout the year and the specific variances being requested for each project. <br />The table below is reflective land use applications that are being processed through the department. <br />178