03-19-2007 Planning Commission Packet

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; ' -L J� To: Chair Ralui and Plamiing Conuizission Ron 1Vloorse, City Adniinisirator From: Mike Gaffron, Plamling Director Date: March 13, 2007 Subject: #06-3249 City of Orono -Proposed Comprehensive Pl�i Aineiidiiient: Outlot A, Stoiiebay (NW quadrant of Hwy 12 and Willow Drive) List of Exhibits A-PC Minutes of Januaxy 16, 2007 B -Memos and Exhibits of January 4, 2007 and November 15, 2006 Suntmary of Proposetl Ame�z�fnte�tt: The CiTy of Orono as applicant is proposing an amendnlent of the Orono Conununity MaiiageilZent Plan (also known as the Comprehensive Plan or CMP) to "i.uzdo"the prior a�nendinent adopted in 2004 that under strict conditions allowed an eapansiou of retail opporh�nities within Outlot A, Stonebay. Associated with the amendment would be rezoning of the site froin RR-1B Single Fainily Rural Residential to B-6 PUD Highway Conimercial District (Planned Unit Development). This rezoiung was not included in the Iegal notices but would follow any reguiding of the site. This item was last reviewed at Planning Commission's January meeting. The property owners' representative, Steve Johnston, requested a six-inonth tabling of the comp plan � aniendmeiit and rezoning to a11ow time for subinittal of an application for a bank and � food co-op for the site. � Representatives of Reliance Developnient Corporation and Harvest Moon Food Co-op indicated they are considering the site for a bank and food co- op and iieed additional time to explore the possibilities of these uses for the site before making a forinal application. Plaiuung Conuilissioii tabled the iteni for two months on a vote of 6-1. On March 12 Ron Moorse and I met with Steve Joluiston and representatives of the Harvest Moon Co-op and Central Banlc, who indicated they inteiid to inake an application for your April nzeeting. We suggested they start wit11 an application for a comp plan amendment, to allow the City to concentrate on the issue of uses without getting bogged dovrni in site plamuiig details. Their ameiidment proposal would obviously have a different focus thaii the one iii froilt of you currently. � Staff Recommendation • Review the nlenlo aud exhiUits of NovemUer 15, 2006 aiid the additional memo and eahibits dated Jaizuazy 4, 2007. Plamling Conuilission may re-open the public hearing if niembers of tlie public wish to speak; Plamling Coirulussion should discuss the proposed Comp Plan and zoniiig amendnients. Staff recominends iliat you not table this application fiu-tlier, but inake recommendatioiis regarding tlie re-guiding and ihe rezoniiig aud move it along to Couucil.