04-15-2013 Planning Commission Packet

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. . PC Exhibit C Date Application Received: NA Date Application Considered as Complete: NA 60-Day Review Period Expires: NA To: Chair Schoenzeit and Planning Commission Members Jessica Loftus, City Administrator From: Michael P. Gaffron, Asst. City Administrator� Date: March 14, 2013 Subject: #13-3�96 City of Orono - Zoning Study - Accessory Uses and Structures - Study is Pursuant to Ordinance 96, 3rd Series - Moratorium - Possible Text Amendments (Various Sections of Chapter 78) ■ 2°d Review - Continued Public Hearing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pertinent Zoning Code Sections: Various Sections of Chapter 78 - Including `Accessory Uses' Sections in R Districts List of Exhibits A - Use Tables 1-2-3: Extremely Common/ Somewhat Common/Marginally Common B - Existing Residential Permitted/Conditional/Accessory Uses by Zoning District C - Existing Non-encroachments Code Section D - Existing Zoning District Standards re Accessory Uses E - Chapter 78 Excerpts re Accessory Uses and Structures F - Memo of 2-14-13 At the February meeting Planning Commission was introduced to the topic of unlisted accessory uses by City Attorney Soren Mattick. This was further discussed at the March 6 work session during which a number of currently unlisted accessory uses `customarily incidental to the primary residential use' were considered. The intent of this review process is to determine whether certain uses and structures that commonly appear at residential properties should be added to the Zoning Code listing of allowed Accessory Uses within each zoning district. For those that ultimately are chosen to be listed, parameters for allowable location, size and height should also be considered. We will also consider potential revisions to the sections of code providing for �eneral standards for various accessory uses, as well as some definition revisions and the desirability (pro and con) of text additions formally stating that `uses not listed are not allowed'. In order to better assess the wide range of non-listed `customarily incidental' accessory structures and uses, staff has re-ordered and in some cases consolidated the list reviewed on March 6, and then assigned each of the items into one of three `priority' categories: 1) extremely common structures/uses - found at most residential properties; 2) somewhat common structures/us�s - found at many but certainly not all residential properties; and 3) mar�inallY common structures/uses - found at a limited number of residential properties, or an as-yet relatively uncommon structure or use that may become more common in the future. A fourth category, perhaps, would be those structures/uses rarely if ever found on residential properties - these would clearly not fit the definition of being `customarily incidental' and have not been included for consideration.