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City of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 2525 5. The property was designated as Area 4 in the Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2. In the land use section of the plan, this area was selected for change in land use/zoning and for the extension of municipal services. 6. The property is now located within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). 7. The extension of sewer can be furnished either from existing sewer lines in Long Lake. to the southeast of the property or from the existing sewer lines within the City of Orono to the west of the property. 8. As a part of this rezoning application, the applicant has formally petitioned for connection to municipal sewer and has agreed to pay the cost of the improvement. • 9. The recommended alternative for development of this property was for single family densities at 1 to 2 acre. Section 10.32, Subdivision 2, Planned Residential Development states, "the total number of building lots or dwelling units shall not exceed the number of such lots or units permissible under the minimum lot size require- ments of the zoning district or districts in which such land is situated." Rezoning is necessary to meet the agreed upon density set forth in Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2. 10. The one acre single family residential zone acts as an excellent buffer or transition zone between the commercial corridor along the Highway and the surrounding 2 acre rural residential properties to the north, east and west. 11. The proposed rezoning of the property would meet the intent of the principal goals set forth in Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 entitled "Compatible Uses and Transitions", which states as follows: "A significant concern is to develop land uses that provide appropriate transitions between the traffic and noise associated with Highway 12 and quality single family neighborhoods beyond. More intensive commercial uses were judged to be appropriate adjacent to the highway, but these uses should not extend so far back from the highway corridor so as to adversely affect any established neighborhoods. Any development should be limited by • the location of existing natural features and the capacity within the available utility systems. Page 2 of 3