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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, November 12, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 13 of 36   <br />(8. #13-3638 and 13-3639 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL, LLC (PAT HILLER) O/B/O GRANT <br />WENKSTERN (LAKEVIEW GOLF), 405 NORTH ARM DRIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />AMENDMENT AND SKETCH PLAN REVIEW, Continued) <br /> <br />Staff is recommending approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and finds the following: <br /> <br />1. The existing land use designation no longer provides a viable use of land for a private property <br /> owner. <br /> <br />2 The land use designation, in this case, unreasonably restricts the owner’s use of the land in an <br /> economically viable way. <br /> <br />3. The restriction to the current designation places an inordinate burden on the landowner to provide <br /> public open space. <br /> <br />4. The surrounding land uses are dominated by rural density residential uses, along with some urban <br /> residential uses. <br /> <br />5. The area is not within the MUSA, in which public sanitary sewer would be available for urban <br /> densities. <br /> <br />6. The area is within the northwest portion of the City, in which road uses and densities are <br /> designated. <br /> <br />7. The most appropriate use for the subject project is Rural Residential, reflecting the policies of the <br /> Community Management Plan and the existing zoning of the property. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the applicant can begin any work on the preliminary plat during this comment period <br />for the Comprehensive Plan amendment. <br /> <br />Grittman stated the applicant can proceed with work on the site but that they do so at their own risk. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if there would be an opportunity to look at the preliminary plat at the same time as <br />adoption of the amendment. <br /> <br />Grittman indicated that is probably more local practice and that he would defer to Staff on that. Grittman <br />noted the Council would not be able to take action on the plat until the Comprehensive Plan amendment <br />is adopted. <br /> <br />City Attorney Poehler indicated the Council could do it concurrently if they chose. <br /> <br />Printup asked why this area was originally guided recreational and open space in the Comprehensive <br />Plan. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 11/25/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 11/12/2013 <br />[Page 13 of 36]