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5.04 Planning. <br />In 2024, the Community Development Department processed 70 total land use applications. <br />2024 <br />Total Land Use <br />Applications <br />Variances <br />CUPS <br />Text <br />Amendments <br />Subdivision (Sketches, Prelim <br />Plat, Final Plat, Exemptions) <br />Other <br />70 <br />74 <br />6 <br />6 <br />18 <br />4 <br />Many of the land use applications included multiple variance requests due to the unique challenges on properties <br />throughout the city. There were multiple large text amendment ordinances initialed with the recodification <br />project which clarified and corrected sections of the zoning and subdivision chapters within the City Code. The <br />department also took the lead on reviewing the new state regulations regarding cannabis businesses, and <br />implemented a text amendment addressed zoning, locations and setbacks for cannabis business. We reviewed <br />multiple new subdivision projects with 7 preliminary plat applications and 3 final plat approvals in 2024. Other <br />projects reviewed by the department include; a soil remediation project was approved for the Orono Park Gun <br />Club, and multiple interim use permits were approved to allow for large grading projects on multiple golf courses <br />in the community. Staff also conducted multiple work session with the City Council regarding the Average <br />Lakeshore Setback ordinance and reviewed the intent and applicability of the regulation. The table below reflects <br />the land use applications that are being processed through the department. <br />18 <br />16 <br />14 <br />12 <br />10 <br />8 <br />6 <br />4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />w <br />d <br />N <br />.0 <br />s <br />v <br />Q <br />E <br />0 <br />U <br />U., d d <br />C E U <br />E <br />C C bo <br />"O <br />O N C <br />E 0 <br />Q N <br />c s <br />d N d <br />U Y i <br />N C <br />E <br />a <br />2024 <br />C <br />O <br />Q <br />N <br />w <br />A <br />C <br />O <br />al <br />w <br />Y <br />M O 0 <br />U a)U LL <br />M GA i N <br />i Y <br />Q J <br />Amendments CUP/IUPSite Plan Subdivision Vacation <br />5.05 Building. <br />Variance Agreements <br />The Building Department ensures the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and visitors of Orono by reviewing <br />both residential and commercial construction plans and inspecting construction projects to ensure compliance <br />with State Building and Construction codes. <br />20 <br />30 <br />