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0.- MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 22, 2010 7:00 o'clock p.m. (5. #10 -3454 CITY OF ORONO, ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT, Continued) Planning Staff recommends approval of the ordinance. However, there are two issues which appear to warrant additional research: outdoor play area requirements for schools /daycares; and the impact the proposed amendment will have on the existing gun club. Removal of gun clubs, archery ranges and ski slide from all districts results in making the existing gun club a legal, non - conforming use. It could operate and remain as it is but expansions or changes to the use would not be permitted. Staff will research these items and bring back findings to the December 13`h meeting with a revised, final draft of the ordinance. Murphy asked what the definition of a nonprofit library would be. Curtis stated Staff has not identified any nonprofit libraries within the City and that the discussion with the Planning Commission was that they felt the language was outdated and thus recommended its removal. Murphy commented there might be some nonprofit organizations that exist that might have a library or the use for a library and asked how that would fit within this zoning text amendment. Murphy questioned whether that language should be deleted. Murphy indicated he would like to table the ordinance to allow Staff to research that a little further. • Franchot commented he also had a similar concern and that he would like to explore ancillary libraries and whether those should be allowed. McMillan noted one acre would be needed for each animal unit other than horses and asked whether that would include chickens and other small animals. Curtis indicated it is one acre in excess of the house. The ordinance would require one acre for the home and one acre per animal unit. Curtis pointed out the animal unit calculation is 50 chickens per one animal unit and the property owner would need two acres for the first horse in addition to the one acre for the house. McMillan asked whether the minimum would be two acres for any animals. Curtis indicated it would be, which is also the current requirement. Curtis stated they are not changing the animal unit but just removing the R -lA and R -113 districts. Mattick asked whether someone would require a CUP if they had 30 chickens. Curtis indicated they would and that the number of animals would depend on the amount of land available. Bremer asked how the changes would affect existing daycares and the gun club and whether they would be grandfathered in. • Curtis indicated they would be grandfathered in under their current CUP. Mattick stated the language would allow them to keep what they have but the ordinance would not allow future expansion of the use. Page 3 of 14