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1. Planned Development Concept - The principal concept <br />underlying a Planned Development ordinance is to allow a <br />City Council increased control on the type of <br />development allowed in an area. Additionally it allows <br />more flexibility as to direction it can undertake in <br />land use. Any such development would need to be in line <br />with the City ’s Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives. <br />The ity's current zoning code incorporates a Planned <br />Residential Development (PRD), a Planned Industrial <br />Development (PID) and an M6 Multiple Family Planned <br />Residential (MFPRD), all of which are forms of planned <br />development with reference to specific uses. For Orono, ^ <br />the bulk of uses are covered by those with commercial <br />and mixed use the only exception. The present PRD and <br />PID's however do not afford the amount of control that a <br />more universal Planned Development zoning would allow. <br />The concept avoids the cookie cutter approach of <br />traditional zoning and a 11 ows pro po sal a ,to, take-in to <br />account the needs of the community and the opportunities <br />and limitations on a property. <br />2. PUD/PRD/PID Comparisons - The Council requested, as <br />part of the discussion of this matter, a comparison of <br />the present PRD's and the proposed PUD approach. <br />Pertinent to the comparison is the Planned Industrial <br />District (PID) ordinance the City has in its zoning <br />code. As noted above the presen^t PRD and PID are <br />"subsets" of a PUD. The differe'nce between these <br />present types of PUD’s and the proposal is outlined in <br />Attachment 2. <br />The present PRD is not a rezoning, but only a CUP which <br />requires "Council Approval" which could be as minimal as <br />2 to 1 on a night with three Counci 1 per sons are in <br />attendance. The PID is similiar to the PRD. Both of <br />these are to allow more flexibility within each of the <br />underlining zones but no more control of development, <br />any proposal that would have a use or a density <br />different than existing zoning would require a rezoning <br />in the same manner that you would have rezoning to a <br />Planned Development as proposed. <br />The proposed amendment not only generalizes the uses of <br />the "Planned" approach, it requires an actual rezoning