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TO: Chair Hawn and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />FROM: Michael P. Gaffron, Senior Planning Coordinator <br />DATE: May 12, 1999 <br />SUBJECT: #2490 Charles & Sue Van Eeckhout, 120 Brown Road South-Sketch Plan Review <br />Zoning District: RR-lB, Single Family Rural Residential, 2 acre, septic/well <br />Proposal: Subdivide 20-acre parcel to create 9 sewered building sites ranging from 1.0 acre to <br />1.8 acres in area. The proposal as presented would require: <br />1. Rezoning from RR-lB (Single Family, 2 Acre) to R-lA (Single Family, 1 Acre) <br />2. Sanitary sewer from the City of Long Lake <br />3. Expansion of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) <br />4. At least two variances to the "Back Lot" ordinance <br />5. Creation of a private road in a substandard ( 40') corridor <br />6. At least two lot width variances <br />7. Creation of a shared driveway crossing of Long Lake Creek <br />8. Construction of road or driveway through at least two delineated wetlands. <br />9. Creation of a wetland outlet for "Park" which would be in conflict with City <br />requirements that wetlands in plats be platted as part of adjoining lots. <br />10. Construction of an 800'+ private driveway extending from the private road to serve <br />Lot 4. <br />List of Exhibits <br />A -Application <br />B -Area Plat Map <br />C -Shoreland Map <br />D -Survey/Sketch Plan with Topography <br />E -RR-lB Zoning District Standards <br />F -R-1 A Zoning District Standards <br />G -Rural Land Use Policies : CNP pages 4-19 thru 4-22 <br />Conformity to Zoning District Standards and Comprehensive Plan <br />The proposal does not conform to the RR-1 B Zoning District Standards nor to many of the rural area <br />goals and policies contained in the Land Use section of the Orono Comprehensive Plan (See Exhibits <br />E, F and G). <br />Applicant has suggested to staff that the 1975 rezoning which changed this area from 1-acre density <br />to 2-acre, should be considered as a 'taking' of value, and that this property should be allowed to <br />develop under I-acre standards. Staff strongly disagrees, and would note that dozens of properties