12-10-1975 Council Meeting Minutes Special Mtg

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J MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING HELD DEC�IBER 10, 1975 - PA� S � into the environmental assessment previously filed so that the LETTER TO POLLUTION environmental assessment submitted to the Federal Government CONT�L A(�NCY, cont. � �.s so amended.; (4) A copy of our wetlands ordinance, Ordinance No. 125, the provisions of which must be met by any agency prior to construc- tion of any project in Orono; (5) A copy of our comprehensive land use plan which clea�'ly S shows this area as a rural residential area not to be developed into lots of less than two a�res; (6) A copy of the Orono zoning cocle map, w�ich clearly s�ows the area through which this interceptor is proposed to be cor�- i structed as ttvo acre rural residential. '� As noted in the enclosed docwnents, the City of Orono has been � very concerned in the past and is presently concerned about any developtnents in the City whiCh ddes not meet the rec{uir�- � ments of th� land use policies of the City of Orono. The City is unable ta reaCh any meaningful �onclt�sions cancerning the proposed interceptor because of the lack o� information supplied to the City by the MtNCC and because of the short time allowed • the City for review of that information which has 1�een recently submitted to the City. A project of this magnitud.e will ha.ve ' both short term and long term impact of great magnitude on the City and it is the City's responsibility to tmderstand completely from a complete analysis of the proposed project what the con- sec{uences and impact might be; for the reasons set forth herein, the City has not been able to undertake such an analysis and �bviously must be able to do so. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please feel � free to contact the undersigned. Signed Br�.��e :�. Malkerson, Orono City Attorney. The Council again requested input from everyone concerning 1�AJLTIPLE DWELLING CODE the proposed Multiple Dwelling Ordinance. ThP procedure was • that the Mayor read the Ordinance, segment by s�gment, and discussion followed each portion. The follo;�ir.g are pro- posed changes or areas where decisions would have to be made: + (1) Under M-6 Purpose: An inclusion to d�si�ate that land area planning would be "exclusive of ivetlands". (2) The portion concerning Permitted Uses in 1�1-6 Area al lowing any permitted use as regulated in the R-1B District: This was an area of contention due to objections to the pos- siblity of six single family units to an acre and the other view, that if in a relatively large area, it would permit flexibility o£ design. Fears were expressed that this pro- vision could lead to having a large area of single family row houses and it was felt this feature was more in line with a high density ordinance. An opinion was expressed that S the code should include a provision that if a developer was to construct single-family residential homes, the tract / �culd revert to the original zoning. It was iLlt by some � nat the PRD provisians of the Zoning Cod.e U,Tr�ld ^''_o�v for clustered single-family residential units and for greater � controls by the City and that the purpose of th� proposed code was regulation of attached multiple dwellings. How- ever, several felt that a mi.�c of housing types weuld be desirable and allow a developer flexibility to plan aestetic