06-21-2010 Planning Commission Packet

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. /-��T�e6�[.E.�1!"C'- � § 78-610 ORONO CITY CODE � Secs. 78-610-78-620. Reserved. Sec. 78-622. Egceptions. This section shall not apply to any residential DIVISION 11. RPUD RESIDENTIAL PUD or PRD which has received preliminary or PLANNED ITNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTR,ICT* final approval by the city council prior to the effective date of the ord.inance from which this Sec. ?8-621. Purpose. . division is derived, unless such application is requested by the property owner and approved by The purpose of the residential planned unit the city council. . development (RPUD) district is to provide a dis- (Ord. No. 202 2nd series, § 1(9), 2-26-200I) trict which will allow for the implementation of certain residential housing goals established in Sec. ?8-623. Permitted uses. the 2000-2020 Orono Community Management y�thin the RPUD district,no structure or land Plan("CMP"or"comprehensive pla.n").The RPUD shall be used except for one or more of the district is established to accommodate the densi- ties and types of residential development contem- following uses: plated in the CMP by incorporating the principles (1) One-fam.ily detached dwellings. � of the planned unit development concept. The (2) Publicly owned parks and playgrounds. RPUD district will encourage the following: . (3) Municipal buildings. (1) Flexibility in land development and rede- �4) Multifamil attached dwellin s onl when velopment in order to utilize new tech- y g Y niques of building design, construction consistent within the areas of the city and land development; designated as urban area in the compre- � hensive plan. ' (2) Provision of housing to meet lifecycle, and (Code 1984, § 10.20(2); Ord. No. 202 2nd series affordable and moderate cost housing § 1(2), 2-26-2001) ' � rieedS; State law reference—.State mandated permitted uses, Minn.Stat. §462.357,subd. 7. (3) Energy conservation through the use of more efficient building designs and sit- Sec. ?8-624. Conditional uses. ings and the clustering of buildings and Rlithin the RPUD district,no land or str�ucture land uses; shall be used for the following uses except by (4) Preservation of desirable site characteris- conditional use permit: tics and open space and protection of public seruice structures. Public service struc- sensitive environmental features, includ- tures, including but not limited. to electric , ing steep slopes, poor soils and trees;. transmission lines, buildings, such as tele- (5) High quality of design and design compat- phone exchange stations, booster or pressure ible with surrounding land uses, includ- regulating stations, wells, and plumbing sta- ing both existing and planned; tions, elevated tanks, lift stations and electri- cal power substations, provided no building (6) Sensitive development in transitional ar- shall be located within 50 feet from any lot line eas located between different land uses of an abutting lot in an R district. Prior to and along significant corridors within the granting such permit it shall be found that the city; and architectural design of service structures is (7) Development which is consistent with the compatible to the neighborhood in which it is to comprehensive plan. be located and thus will promote the general (Ord. No. 202 2nd series, § 1(1), 2-26-2001) welfare. Public service structures that have been approved by the city at required public *Cross reference—Planned unit development, §78-1001 hearings for public improvement projects shall et seq. � not require a conditional use permit, but such � CD78:110