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• <br />CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. _ 5.4 2 1 <br />WHEREAS, the applicant subsequently engaged the services of a consulting <br />ecologist to address the Conservation Design goals and objectives, and on November 18, 2005 <br />submitted the ecological findings and recommendations as well as on-site sewage treatment <br />systems information, making the application complete and formally commencing the 120 -day <br />review period; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on November 21, 2005 reviewed the <br />application and recommended on a vote of 6-0 that the Council grant Planned Residential <br />Development (PRD) preliminary plat approval subject to: 1) incorporation into plans of all of the <br />recommendations of Applied Ecological Services regarding conservation design, landscaping, <br />etc.; 2) applicant to address comments by City wetland consultant John Smyth; 3) Conservation <br />Easement to be required over east end of Lots 1-2-3 Block 2 as well as over Outlot B; and 4) <br />additional conditions with regards to covenants for protection of septic sites on small lots, etc. be <br />addressed; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the completed Planned Residential <br />Development proposal at regular meetings held on December 12, 2005; January 23, 2006; and <br />February 13, 2006 and hereby makes the following findings with regards to this application: <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #05-3152: <br />2. The property is zoned RR -1B Single Family Rural Residential District, which <br />normally requires a minimum lot area of 2.0 acres and minimum lot width of 200' <br />The Property is 16.7 acres in area, of which 2.4 acres is wetland and 14.3 acres is <br />non -wetland area. <br />3. The property is guided in the 2000-2020 Orono Community Management Plan <br />(CMP) for single family residential use at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres. The <br />proposed layout contains 6 lots on 14.3 non -wetland acres, for an overall density <br />of 1 unit per 2.4 dry acres. <br />4. The Property contains a variety of natural features including wooded areas, open <br />fields, steep slopes, wetlands, natural drainageways, and discontinuous areas of <br />• dry buildable land. The property was identified during the Orono Rural Oasis' <br />visioning process as having long natural views from Watertown Road of wetlands <br />Page 2 of 13 <br />