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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, June 16, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 2 of 18  <br />  <br />Gaffron stated the City does have other sub-districts, such as the LR-1C-1 district that allows for a 50 <br />percent increase in dwelling unit density, and the RR-1B district , which is a two-acre single-family <br />zoning district. An example of the RR-1B-1 district was the former Springhill Conference Center on <br />County Road 6, which was rezoned back to RR-1B when it converted to a golf course. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated in both of those instances, an additional use was added to the primary district to create the <br />subdistrict. The concept of a B-2 subdistrct as recently discussed would reduce rather than increase the <br />list of allowed uses. <br /> <br />Under the City’s current code, the planned development options are Planned Residential Development <br />and Residential Planned Unit Development, which are only applicable to residential use. The Planned <br />Unit Development code section, which has been applied for a number of commercial properties along <br />Highway 12, only applies to the Highway 12 corridor. Under the City’s current code, no options for a <br />commercial PUD currently exist outside the Highway 12 corridor. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated based on those three options, none of those would be applicable to a commercial PUD. <br />The intent of a B-2 subdistrict would be limiting or avoiding the negative impacts to adjoining residential <br />properties that would be created by certain marina uses. The Planning Commission has discussed <br />limiting it to properties where a certain set of conditions might exist, such as proximity to an existing B-2 <br />district or a recent history of city-sanctioned commercial use. Gaffron stated this is probably one of the <br />only properties that have those two characteristics. The former service station parcel addressed at 1960 <br />Shoreline Drive across from North Shore Drive Marina East at Spatts Avenue and County Road 15 is one <br />other property that possibly could fall under that designation as well as the DNR-owned property. <br /> <br />It would be Staff’s goal to have a B-2 subdistrict that does not allow expansion of existing marinas into <br />adjoining residentially zoned properties that have not had some level of City-sanctioned commercial use. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission, at its June work session, explored a number of goals for a B-2 subdistrictand <br />include the following: <br /> <br />1. Increased buffering to adjacent residential properties, which should include increased setback for <br /> parking and enhanced vegetative or other screening. <br /> <br />2. Angled parking or some other parking orientation that minimizes headlight impact to neighbors, <br /> such as one-way traffic patterns. <br /> <br />3. Limited uses to parking/buffers/stormwater management. <br /> <br />4. No buildings allowed. <br /> <br />5. Dry-stacking abutting residential should not be allowed. <br /> <br />6. Disallow uses that would generate hazardous waste. <br /> <br />7. Increased regulations regarding site lighting. <br /> <br />8. Increased setback for docks from extended adjacent lot residential lines and/or place added <br /> regulation on orientation of slips to limit impact on neighbors. A review of the LMCD dock <br />Item #03 - PC Agenda - 07/21/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 06/16/14 [Page 2 of 18]