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, CO�JNCIL M��fiiNG Date Application Received: 3/2/15 MAR 0 9 2015 Date Application Considered as Complete: 3/2/15 60-Day Review Period Expires: 5/1/15 CIN OF ORONO REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: March 5, 2015 Item No.: � Department Approval: Administrator Approval: Agenda Section: Name: Michael P.Gaf&on Planning Dept. Title: Senior Planner Item Description: #14-3685 Willi Abbott o/b/o T'he Broadway Group, LLC -Plat of Oliver Hill (Willow Drive North) -Request to Amend Development Agreement re: Lot Coverage -Addresses involved are 2335 and 2340 Oliver Hill List of Ezhibits A - Submitted Letter of Request B - Survey/Sketch C - Development Agreement Excerpt re Lot Coverage D -Resolution No. 6368 E - Building permit Survey submitted 1/22/15 F - Email to Builder 2/20/15 Summary of Request The applicant requests an amendment of the Development Contract and RPUD Agreement for Oliver Hill to revise the limits on Lot Coverage for two of the seven lots. Staff Recommendation Council should review the options suggested by the applicant and consider whether a change is appropriate. The City Council granted preliminary plat approval for the plat of Oliver Hill in February 2014 via Resolution No. 6368. One of the Findings in that resolution was to impose a 15% Lot Coverage by Structures limit rather than a Floor Area Ratio on the development. The basis for this was noted in the December 5, 2013 Council Memo: "Noting that the developer is planning to build modestly priced and sized homes, Planning Commission recommended that the 15% lot coverage standard be imposed on this development rather than the RPUD standard 50% Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The 50% FAR would likely allow for much larger homes to be constructed if no 15% limit is in place. The developer has no objection to this limitation." This requirement was included in the final plat approvals and incorporated into the Development Agreement as Paragraph 23(G): G. All of the proposed lots in the Development/RPUDA/PUD #8 Plat contain suita.ble area meeting all established setback requirements to allow the construction of single family residences. Setback/yard requirements shall be per the following table: