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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 12, 2010 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 14 of 16 (9b. CITY OF ORONO – ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT – CONDITIONAL USES IN THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS, Continued) Murphy asked if there is still the potential under a CUP to put something in a residential neighborhood that is similar to the Welsh proposal. Curtis indicated it would need to be an RPUD. McMillan asked if the Hill School would be prohibited from becoming a school again. Gaffron stated the code applies to an existing building with less than 50 feet and that the language has not precluded it from becoming a school in the past after it was used for a different use. Curtis noted there is a conditional use permit for a school on that property and that the City Council would need to take action to revoke the conditional use permit. McMillan asked if the language relating to proposed guest houses is new. Turner indicated it has been reworded slightly to make the language clearer. Franchot asked what the definition of a domestic animal is. Turner stated that there is no defined term and that elsewhere in the code it talks about domestic animals such as dogs and cats. Turner stated that perhaps the term to be used should be farm animals since this section is not applied to dogs and cats. Franchot noted there is a minimum of ten acres of land required to be devoted to the keeping of animals under stock farms, and asked whether that would allow an indefinite number of animals. Turner stated to her belief the numbers are regulated in the code and that Staff would need to verify that. McMillan asked whether they are retaining the requirement of 50 square feet per pupil of outdoor space on public schools. Turner stated that is not included in this and that there are licensing requirements that would cover that. Turner indicated public schools do have site requirements. McMillan stated she was wondering how that related more specifically to nurseries and charter schools. Turner indicated that Staff would double check on that item. Franchot asked whether this would be a good opportunity to add language regarding interim use permits. Mattick stated that language can be added and that perhaps that topic can be discussed at the next work session. Turner stated they are attempting to maintain consistency in the code with the proposed changes. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 07/26/2010 Approval Council Minutes 07/12/2010 [Page 14 of 16]