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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,January 22,2002 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#02-2743 Thomas Dunsmore, Continued) <br /> six of which would be 2,530 square feet and three at 2,120 square feet. Weinberger stated these lots are <br /> considered three separate lots that are all commonly owned. The intent would be to sell each individual <br /> building into independent ownerships and plat a common area to be owned by the building <br /> ownership group. Each building would be located on a separate parcel, with the tenth parcel being a <br /> common area. The common area would contain the shared parking facilities,ponds, landscaped areas, <br /> and sidewalks. <br /> Weinberger stated under Orono's current comprehensive plan and zoning, some changes in land use and <br /> zoning would be required to change the land use of the portion of the property zoned residential to allow <br /> the property to be rezoned to commercial. The Applicants are requesting conceptual approval of the site <br /> plan, including discussion of a proposed CMP Amendment and rezoning. Weinberger stated the <br /> east one-half of the property is zoned B-4 and is guided for commercial use by the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> The zoning code states the district is intended to provide a district that is related to and may adjoin <br /> residential districts or other business districts for the location of administrative office buildings and <br /> related offices. The office uses allowed in this district are those in which there is limited contact with <br /> the public and no exterior display or selling or merchandise to the general public. Weinberger noted <br /> offices are a permitted use in the B-4 District as well as churches and schools. <br /> Weinberger indicated the west one-half of the proposed development is zoned residential. Any office <br /> use would require the property to be rezoned. Under the current zoning district the property could be <br /> used for single-family residential use. A duplex could be constructed on the property only after <br /> approval of a conditional use permit. Weinberger noted this property does not have direct access onto <br /> Kelley Parkway because of a pond. <br /> Weinberger stated currently Orono's Zoning Ordinance does not have a process that would allow the <br /> proposed development. A PUD process is only available to commercial properties located within <br /> the Highway 12 Development Corridor. Properties in the B-4 District are required to have a minimum <br /> lot size of 20,000 square feet and a lot width of 100 feet. The proposed plat can be compared to a <br /> "town house"plat,where each individual building is located on an individual lot. A process would be <br /> required to allow commercial properties to have the flexibility to allow the development to create <br /> individual building lots that would allow zero setbacks and lots less than 20,000 square feet in the <br /> zoning district. <br /> Weinberger noted the property has municipal sewer and water available in the Shadywood Road <br /> right-of-way. The City's new surface water management plan has identified a need for a regional water <br /> quality pond located somewhere near this site. The City Engineer indicated the size of the pond was <br /> based on the runoff from this individual site,but does have water runoff to this site from other areas. <br /> Weinberger stated this development would be required to pay a fee under the newly adopted surface <br /> water management plan in addition to the sewer and water fees. Weinberger stated Staff did calculate a <br /> surface water management fee of approximately$25,000. Weinberger indicated the size of the pond <br /> would need to be determined based on the total runoff to this site. <br /> Weinberger stated the Planning Commission should discuss whether this property should be rezoned <br /> and whether the City should review the option of creating a PUD ordinance that would allow <br /> PAGE 24 <br />