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MINUTES OF THE ORONO COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 10, 1988 • PUBLIC COMMENTS City Administrator Bernhardson explained that Mr. Butch Loomis had submitted a Petition regarding safety for the 1 1/2 mile section of- Highway 12 between the Luce Line and downtown Long Lake. Mayor Grabek accepted the Petition. There were no further public comments. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT: HIGHWAY 12 ZONING AMENDMENT City Administrator Bernhardson gave a brief introduction of this matter. When Orono had adopted the Comprehensive Plan amendment, Mr. Shardlow was hired to develop an ordinance to implement that plan. The initial proposal was presented to the Planning Commission in June. The Planning Commission heard the matter at a special meeting on August 17, 1988, and forwarded it on to the Council. Mr. Shardlow was going to present a revised proposal and introduction to the Councilmembers and Mayor Grabek and hoped to receive some feedback. This matter would be tabled and action would be taken at either the October 24th or November 14th Council Meeting. Mr. Shardlow stated that there were three items he would be • addressing. The first was a set of special requirements for rezoning in the Highway 12 Corridor. These would correspond with the minimum standards to achieve zoning that are set forth in the Comprehensive Plan itself. There are some over - riding issues such as sanitary sewer, the need to correspond to the overall transporation plan for that area and concerns regarding the quality of development. The first ordinance provides more details in accordance with the Plan as follows: A. Minimum area is the first item addressed in the proposed ordinance. This sets forth a minimum of 5 acres that would be required in order to apply for rezoning.- B. Access and circulation plan which requires that no matter what the size or shape of the area, there must be information provided that demonstrates that the proposal will tie into the Corridor and overall traffic objectives. C. Sanitary sewer availability is a key point and the applicants would need to demonstrate that they have adequate capacity availability now or a future plan that is feasible to the City to serve the subject property. D. Storm water management addresses the issue of water quality and requires the applicant to submit detailed site drainage plans to show that runoff and storm water ponding will • be handled in accordance with the City's standards. E. Available Zoning Districts that can be applied for are K