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MINUTES OF THE ' ` � <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 15,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> The Planning Commission took no formal action on this item. <br /> 15. #IS-3752 ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,475 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD <br /> NORTH, SKETCH PLAN REVIEW12:02 P.M.—12:55 P.M. <br /> Tom Gonyea, Applicant, was present. <br /> Gaffron stated this is a sketch plan review for a 17-acre property comprised of three tax parcels proposed <br /> to be developed into 51 single-family residential lots. The property is currently zoned RR-1 B and is <br /> bounded on the south by Highway 12 and on the west by the Dumas apple archard. The density of the <br /> proposed development is four units per dry buildable acre. The 2008 Comprehensive Plan guides this <br /> property at a density of seven to ten units per acre and does not identify single family or multi-family. <br /> The applicant's intent is for the development to consist of single-family homes on individual lots, with <br /> approximately ten feet between units. <br /> Gaffron noted the site will need to be rezoned and will likely be rezoned to RPUD. The City's RPUD <br /> Code has a number of standards for single-family lots. Pages 2 and 3 in Staffls report discuss the <br /> flexibility that would be required in order to allow this type of development to be an RPUD district. The <br /> standard for minimum lot size is 15,000 square foot lot and the applicants are proposing around 5,600 <br /> square feet. The applicant is also proposing 45 feet as a minimum lot width at the setback line and 1 l feet <br /> as the minimum front setback. <br /> Gaffron stated the proposed development is not similar in character to other developments in Orono or in <br /> the surrounding area. Gaffron stated it could be considered somewhat similar to Stone Bay,but as <br /> proposed,these would be individual lots and Stone Bay has twin homes or triples that have a pad that <br /> typically extends a foot outside the building, with the rest of the areas being a common area. Gaffron <br /> stated this proposal is showing virtually no common areas at this point other than the road. <br /> The property consists of three separate parcels totaling 12.7 dry buildable acres, which is proposed to be <br /> subdivided to create 51 single-family lots. The layout of the site is dictated by a number of factors, <br /> including the location of wetlands, the collector ar arterial roadways, the need to locate road access points <br /> Page 70 of 79 <br />