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Date Applicntlon Recelved: 4/6/2015 <br /> Item No: 5 <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete: 4/6R015 <br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: NA <br /> To: Chair Leskinen and Planning Commission Members <br /> Fram: Mike Gaffron, Senior Planne��'�—' <br /> Da�e: May 13, 2015 <br /> Subject: #15-3731 Renee Wixon, 4505 West Branch Road- Sketch Plan Review <br /> Zoning District: R.R-1B, One Family Rwal Residential District(2 acres/200' width) <br /> Property Area: 9.53 acres (4,71 ac, dzy, 4.$2 ac. wetland) <br /> Application Summary: This is a sketch plan for subdivision to create a second 2-acre lot from <br /> this parcel which contains 4.71 dry acres, of which 3.90 acres is contiguous and 0.81 acres is <br /> separated by a creek and wetland that firaverses the property from west to east. <br /> Staff Recommendation: The property does not appear to meet the minimum standards for <br /> subdivision. It would be inconsistent with past city practice to allow credit towards the 2-acre <br /> contiguous dry buildable requirement for two azeas of land separated by a 50-foot wetland <br /> corridor. <br /> List of Ea�hibits <br /> F.�chibit A. Application <br /> Exhibit B. Surveys - Proposed Layouts A and B <br /> Exhibit C. Aerial Photos <br /> Exhibit D. Conservation Design Ordinance <br /> Exhibit E. Existing Flowage & Conservation Easement <br /> Conformity with the Orono 2030 Community Management Plan Update <br /> The proposed 2-lot subdivision appeazs ta be in general conform.ity with the guiding of this area <br /> for single family rural residentiat development at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres. The proposed <br /> development will be required to conform to the 2.0 acre, 200' width standards of the RR-1B <br /> Zoning District. <br /> Conformity with Zoning District Lot Requirements <br /> The property is in the RR-1B, Rural Residential District, which allows for single family <br /> residential use with a minimum lot size of 2A acres and 200' lot width. Under a standard <br /> subdivision process, each praposed lot must contait� a minimum of 2.0 acres af contiguous dry <br /> buildable land. The pertinent defmition of lot area per Sec. 82-2 of the Orano Subdivision code <br /> is as follows: <br /> .:si C*e� ?:il:tt7't�,!PT"s� i'i=Cti� ���LIIZSCiIa.i E:?� 3'+?C(33I'��. �'^W= ?ai.� i:':('i�8�:.'.'^ �'.f: �'� �:s��^.t'if.'oAQ �c <br /> . .'.���'. A.E: i'3Ei'�i a.��.i°F'�r ��.^,i: 9L.'T�Jf'.� a�.�.3�Yt�i'.ii'S' .S.�IIt:r� 2$�^�i FLti' I7i�'.v'!, C^viat:li;i: �. � T^'F�.l.!'t7�'i <br /> C:� �`s�v }irL�....0 0! W�L�.�:'.�!:: �.#� i fti 9 �? '^,,���.. :.'fV 1 Cii7�e `��"FI��� :��C �*' p�^ Ti,s i"�S �o <br /> .hl��' 1.� L�i� P L.�.._ t � .q lit�).�lL�. C._�U. ���✓�.��.. <br /> :"i.g��i�9—�._�,c+?„ s�s:��:CT:.jRi' O:' i:".1�:�iri�3i �S''sl"s�t�t::.� �ie?'",BC� T�.�"'Fs£ s�f�l�t' �'!L� Os�i�sEi'� i1�1.2 <br /> �:rJ���i'�izFi�E��t`.7.;y'£��IF�+'.�7r:'�_�:'£+'P,���.� :.�' Lti�i�JrFJ��:���C:i���iT?:��:�ST1�c.�f3:'f��i>;:�: <br /> (g=:���r-L��,��l �"�r�zi i.'"e::" �E"t+_.,�A��ili�tic��i-:, .. _ .. ..�-f&I'�'�C�:°�_. <br /> The appli.cants have pxovided two conceptuallot layouts far consideration. Neither layout meets <br /> the requirement for both lots containing 2.0 acres of conriguous dry-buildable land. In each <br />