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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, October 21, 2013 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 24 of 42  <br />  <br />Grittman stated the applicants are proposing to redevelop the current Lakeview Golf Course to a single- <br />family residential neighborhood. The process will require a series of reviews and applications over a <br />number of months. The first application consists of two parts: <br /> <br />1. An amendment to the Orono Comprehensive Plan that would change the land use designation <br /> of the Lakeview Golf Course from Park, Recreation, and Open Space to Rural Residential. This <br /> portion of the application requires a public hearing scheduled for the October 21 Planning <br /> Commission meeting. <br /> <br />2. With consideration of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment, the second part of the application is <br /> a sketch plan review of a conceptual subdivision, converting the golf course to residential use. <br /> The applicants have provided two alternative layouts, with the applicants’ preferred layout <br /> comprised of 59 single family lots of about one acre each, with the remainder of the property, just <br /> under half of the subject land area, including wetlands, reserved for common open space. A <br /> second alternative illustrates a 59 lot subdivision of 2-acre parcels. <br /> <br />Grittman noted there will be a series of public hearings regarding this application as the sketch plan <br />becomes more developed. <br /> <br />The Lakeview Golf Course is currently used for commercial recreational purposes as a private owned golf <br />course open to the public for daily fee play. The owners of the course have notified the City that the <br />operation of the golf course is no longer economically feasible and they need to put the property to <br />another use. The owners have entered into an agreement with Source Land Capital to convert the <br />property to residential use. <br /> <br />Grittman stated the overall Comprehensive Plan process is to look through and to set the land use and <br />overall development pattern for the community. The Comprehensive Plan is the basic document guiding <br />development within the City and the change being proposed needs to be reviewed to ensure that it is <br />compatible with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Grittman stated in considering a change in the land use designation, the City should consider the <br />following factors: <br /> <br />1. Compatibility of the proposed change with both the general and specific intent of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />2. Compatibility of the proposed land use with other existing and proposed land uses in the area. <br /> <br />3. The ability of the proposed land use to be served by existing public services. <br /> <br />4. The ability of the proposed land use to be served by existing transportation facilities. <br /> <br />5. Changes in conditions since the adoption of the current Community Management Plan <br /> suggesting that a change in land use policy and objectives is in the best interest of the community. <br /> <br />Grittman noted to the south and east of this property, there is low to medium density residential land uses <br />that are common. These properties are served by sanitary sewer with densities of up to three units per <br />acre. <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 11/18/2013 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 10/21/2013 <br />[Page 24 of 42]