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Orono,MN Code of Ordinances Page 5 of 19 <br /> Minimum area;shoreland district limitation. Each site proposed for rezoning to RPUD shall have a <br /> minimum area of five acres, excluding areas within a designated wetland,floodplain or shoreland <br /> district or right-of-way, unless the council finds the existence of one of the following: <br /> a. Unusual physical features of the property Itself or of the surrounding neighborhood such that <br /> development as a RPUD will conserve a physical or topographic feature of importance to the <br /> neighborhood or community. <br /> b. The property is directly adjacent to or across a public street from property which has been <br /> developed previously as a RPUD or planned residential development and will be perceived as <br /> and will function as an extension of that previously approved development. <br /> c. The property is located in an area where the proposed development provides a transition <br /> between a commercial or industrial area and an existing residential area or on an intermediate <br /> or principal arterial as defined in the comprehensive plan. <br /> d. The property contains steep slopes or a substantial number of significant trees that could be <br /> preserved through the clustering of buildings or other design techniques not generally allowed <br /> by the existing zoning district. <br /> No property located within 250 feet of the ordinary high water level (OHWL) of a protected lake or <br /> tributary as defined in article IX of this chapter shall be rezoned to RPUD. However, for a property <br /> that is partially located less than 250 feet from the OHWL and partially located more than 250 feet <br /> from the OHWL, the portion located more than 250 feet from the OHWL may be rezoned to RPUD <br /> at the discretion of the city council when all other requirements are met. <br /> (2) Uses. Each property rezoned to RPUD shall only be used for the use or uses for which the site is <br /> designated in the comprehensive plan, except that the city may permit rezoning to RPUD on a site <br /> designated for commercial use if the city council finds that such use is in the best interests of the <br /> city and is consistent with the requirements of this division. if a commercial site is to be rezoned to <br /> RPUD,the city may forward a copy of the request to the metropolitan council for review. <br /> (3) Sewer availability.A site proposed to be rezoned to RPUD with proposed density greater than one <br /> unit per two acres must be in the metropolitan urban services area (MUSA)and must be serviced <br /> by municipal sewer. <br /> (4) Density. Each development in the RPUD district shall have a density within the range specified in <br /> the comprehensive plan for the specific site. If the site is not designated in the comprehensive plan <br /> for residential use, the appropriate density shall be determined by the city based upon the city <br /> council's finding that such density is consistent with the intent of this division and of the <br /> comprehensive plan. Developments with proposed densities in excess of the densities <br /> about:blank 8/8/2016 <br />