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Date: November 18, 2024 Item: 5.7 <br />Presenter: Laura Oakden, Community Development Director <br />Section: Public Hearings <br /> <br />Title: LA24-0000064, Text Amendment: Driveway, Road, and Tree Alteration <br />Standards within the Shoreland Overlay District (Laura Oakden) <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />The City of Orono is proposing an ordinance to amend the Zoning Code regarding the driveway <br />width standards and to fix a typo in the tree alteration requirements, all within the Shoreland <br />Overlay District. <br />2.Background: <br />In March of 2024, Planning Commission reviewed a variance request for a driveway to exceed 8 <br />feet in width within the 75-foot setback from a protected tributary on a property in the Shoreland. <br /> The variance was approved but included direction to staff to amend the city code to make the <br />language is consistent with the DNR model ordinance. This code change would allow staff and <br />property owners to better determine a minimum driveway width within the setback and take site <br />conditions (i.e. topography, wetlands, and accessibility) into consideration. <br /> <br />While preparing this amendment, staff found a typo in Section 78-1268 that included driveways as <br />part of the public and private road standards. Additionally, Staff found a typo in the vegetation <br />alteration requirements. The typo creates a double negative in the city code creating confusion. <br /> Staff proposes to correct the double negative where is applied and reorganize the formatting of the <br />section so it is easier to reference for each criterion. <br />3.Public Comment: <br />One public comment email has been received and is has been included as an exhibit. The proposed <br />code language has been sent to the DNR and we are awaiting feedback. <br />4.Staff Recommendation: <br />Planning staff recommend approval as applied <br />5.Planning Commission Action Requested: <br />The commission should hold a public hearing and if the commission agreed with staff's analysis <br />should make a motion to approved the drafted language. <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />Ex A TA Driveways and Tree Alt, Staff Report. <br />Ex B Sec 78-1282 Draft Driveway Amnd Clean. <br />Ex C Sec 78-1285 Draft Veg Alterations <br />Ex D Sec 78-1286 Draft Road Amnd <br />Ex E Existing City Code Language 78-1282, 78-1285, 78-1286. <br />Ex F Public Comment_DG. <br />289