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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,March 20,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> In order to allow the proposed staging use on a temporary basis,the Code must be amended and the <br /> following factors should be considered: <br /> 1. A general"Interim Use" ordinance should be adopted that establishes parameters for any interim <br /> use regardless of zoning district. This would,as a minimum,read similar to the statute language <br /> above and might include additional parameters that the City desires. This section would be <br /> similar to the City code sections that provide required fmdings for variances and CUPs. <br /> 2. The RR-1B zoning district should be amended to include a section entitled"Interim Uses". This <br /> would presumably list just the use now being requested, such as"Construction staging,materials <br /> and equipment storage,and materials recycling." <br /> 3. The listing could/should include a number of conditions that must be met in order to be approved. <br /> Those conditions might include,for instance,the following: <br /> A minimum separation distance from nearby residential structures or lot lines; <br /> -Minimum lot size; <br /> -Requirements for site and adjacent road maintenance and traffic control measures; <br /> -Allowed only for government sponsored public improvement projects; <br /> -The Council must have the ability to deny an interim use even though it is listed for a specific <br /> zoning district. Item 4 of the statute excerpt would presumably allow the City to find that <br /> appropriate conditions cannot or will not be met and that becomes a basis for denial. <br /> The Planning Commission should consider whether there are any additional conditions that would be <br /> appropriate for this use. <br /> Gaffron stated one of the questions that came up is whether the zoning is consistent with the <br /> Comprehensive Plan for interim use. An interim use that might be appropriate on a temporary basis <br /> might not fit within the type of uses for which a property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan. If an <br /> interim industrial-type use is allowed in the zoning code as an interim use in an area guided for residential <br /> use,does that meet the standard for being in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan. The City Attorney <br /> has indicated that because zoning needs to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan,the <br /> Page 10 of 64 <br />