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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 12, 2010 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. • <br />(9b. CITY OF ORONO —ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT — CONDITIONAL USES IN THE <br />SINGLE FAMILYZONING DISTRICTS, Continued) <br />Murphy asked if there is still the potential under a CUP to put something in a residential neighborhood <br />that is similar to the Welsh proposal. <br />Curtis indicated it would need to be an RPUD. <br />McMillan asked if the Hill School would be prohibited from becoming a school again. <br />Gaffron stated the code applies to an existing building with less than 50 feet and that the language has not <br />precluded it from becoming a school in the past after it was used for a different use. <br />Curtis noted there is a conditional use permit for a school on that property and that the City Council <br />would need to take action to revoke the conditional use permit. <br />McMillan asked if the language relating to proposed guest houses is new. <br />Turner indicated it has been reworded slightly to make the language clearer. <br />Franchot asked what the definition of a domestic animal is. <br />Turner stated that there is no defined term and that elsewhere in the code it talks about domestic animals . <br />such as dogs and cats. Turner stated that perhaps the term to be used should be farm animals since this <br />section is not applied to dogs and cats. <br />Franchot noted there is a minimum of ten acres of land required to be devoted to the keeping of animals <br />under stock farms, and asked whether that would allow an indefinite number.of animals. <br />Turner stated to her belief the numbers are regulated in the code and that Staff would need to verify that. <br />McMillan asked whether they are retaining the requirement of 50 square feet per pupil of outdoor space <br />on public schools. <br />Turner stated that is not included in this and that there are licensing requirements that would cover that. <br />Turner indicated public schools do have site requirements. <br />McMillan stated she was wondering how that related more specifically to nurseries and charter schools. <br />Turner indicated that Staff would double check on that item. <br />Franchot asked whether this would be a good opportunity to add language regarding interim use permits. <br />Mattick stated that language can be added and that perhaps that topic can be discussed at the next work <br />session. <br />Turner stated they are attempting to maintain consistency in the code with the proposed changes. • <br />Page 14 of 16 <br />