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MINUTES OF THE - <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 13, 2006 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (7. #06-3173 CITY OF ORONO—ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: IND USTRIAL DISTRICT <br /> ZONING STANDARDS, Co�ztinued) � ' <br />�_••--�-�---�•,�•-��'and objectives-�Gaffron�stated the people.who reviewed this ordinance preferred the more subjective..�-..r-,. ._.�,.. .... . ._... -�._..., <br /> language. � � <br /> Acting Mayor White stated the concern was with outpricing the market. <br /> Moorse pointed out the language allows a property owner to come in with a request for a conditional use <br /> permit. Moorse stated under the CUP process,there is enough flexibility to have something that would <br /> work within the industrial zone. � � <br /> Murphy stated Orono's industrial area is rather limited and that they have not had standards well <br /> developed or defined,which is the reason for this ordinance. Murphy stated he does not want to <br /> apologize for doing the best job the City can in making sure the standards set an appropriate tone for what <br /> the City envisions for that area. <br /> McMillan noted there is residential to the west and to the south,with a highway between,but that the <br /> ordinance is being sensitive to the surrounding area,which is another reason to have this standard <br /> included. � <br /> Greg White stated he is not interested in seeing a substandard development in this area but that it may <br /> impact potential buyers as well. White stated there are so many uncertainties and ambiguities that it is <br /> impossible to plan for an economic development that makes sense. White stated if the entire industrial <br /> district is looked at,the undeveloped 11 acres the architectural standards apply to do not make economic <br /> sense for an indusirial park. White stated they are the highest standards for a property that typically does <br /> not attract the higher paying tenants that an office park would. <br /> - Greg White indicated this language would put the property owners in a very dif�cult position of lrnowing <br /> that the written standard is not economically feasible but that a conditional use permit may be something <br /> that is economically feasible within the permitted uses of the district but that the city council is the . <br /> deciding body. White stated in his opinion it is too uncertain and too subjective. <br /> Murphy stated he appreciates Mr.White's opinion but that he is comfortable with the language being <br /> subjective. Murphy stated the Council should be able to take other things into consideration when <br /> making a decision on a particular application. <br /> Greg White stated the architectural standards are very specific. <br /> Mark Shooney,Ryan Companies, stated they see it as a first-class industrial park but that Greg White has <br /> made a valid point and that the site is designed more toward lower-end rent payers. Shooney stated it is a <br /> � ��- - materials issue and that the materials being specified are utilized more for higher paying renters. Shooney-w- �•• - <br /> indicated his struggle with the current language is the prescribed materials, which limits a design effort <br /> and places economic burdens on the developer. Shooney noted 67 percent of the building has to be made <br /> out of brick, stucco or stone,which are typically not industrial materials. <br /> McMillan inquired what a reasonable threshold would be. <br /> PAGE 22 of 27 <br />