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CITY OF ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - PUBLIC HEARING HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR STUDY/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT Planning Commission Discussion and Action Chairman Kelley summarized his views as follows: Areas A, B, C, D, and E should be left as currently zoned. In Area E, the issue of municipal utilities for the day care will have to be dealt with as it comes up. Lot 1 should be left as 2-acre residential area with no cut roads or loop roads put in, Old Crystal Bay Road should act as a barrier for the west to further development. The school offers a division to the north of Highway 12. Lot 2 is aready zoned and developed as industrial property and the only aspect to be considered here is safety. In Lot 3, density should be kept to a minimum with some type of limited commercial development along Highway 12 between Old Crystal Bay Road and Willow Drive with double bungalows or modest residential as a separation between the semi -commercial and single family uses to the north. Mr. Rebers has an interesting proposal for Lot 4, working with the 1-acre/2-acre idea, the sewer availability should be addressed as to the appropriateness. In Lot 5, the zoning should change from rural residential 2-acre but not up to the area of Ringers Wood. Ringers Wood was developed with an understanding it was in a 2-acre zone and we should uphold that idea. Chairman Kelley concluded the zoning changes should occur in part of the Area 3, and in the back Areas 4 and 5 with the main concern as density, run-off of water and sewage. Bellows concurred with Chairman Kelley with the only points of dissension on :zea E, even though there was some reservation with the use of a day care in that area before, this new issue of utilities should be included in this study. Lot 1 shou '.d be kept as it currently is zoned, however, there aie some real problems in terms of soil, but they might be dealt with best on an individual basis. Primarily the preservation of a less dense nature is the main concern. Mr. Rebers proposal for Area 4, is one that bears looking at as the area does have very unique soil conditions and it does have to be dealt with in special ways. Bellows felt the City should keep the options open as to exactly what the middle -of -the -read density in Area 3 is. It should not be limited at this point, but keep in mind the concern for the properties in Ringers Wood. Chairman Kelley noted that the Planning Commission, at their February 17th, 1987 meeting, will review again the alternatives and make a recommendation to the Council regarding the comprehensive plan amendment for the rezoning of the Highway 12 corridor and that the public hearing would be continued until that meeting. The meeting adjourned at 1000 P.M. 11