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ORDINANCE NO 12 , THIRD SERTES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ORONO ZONING CODE
SECTION 78-1405
REGARDING NONENCROACHMENTS
The City Council of Orono ordains as follows:
Section 1: Municipal Zonin� Code Section 78-1405 is hereby revised by adding
Subsection(8)which shall read as follows:
Sec. 78-1405. Nonencroachments.
� Entrance monuments, defined for the �urpose of this section as a nearlv
permanent nhvsical structure or obiect, natural or artificial used to depict an
entrance to the nropertv, erected in all residential zonin� districts are considered
nonencroachments when thev conform with the followina standards•
a. Each monument, witli a inaximum of two, shall be limited to a sin l�e pillar
with a faotnrint measurinQ no larger than 25 sq�.�are feet and no len7tlz to
exceed 5';
b. The monument must be setback a minimum of 5' from all propertY boundaries
and never fewer than 10' from the edge of the paved traveled roadwa�
c. Plans and/or elevation views of the pronosed monuments are required to be
submitted for approval by the Planning Director•
d. All siQna�e proposed for the monuments must comply with Section 78-1467•
e. The monuments are limited to 8' in height includin�an�appurtenances Anv
monument exceedin� the maximum hei�ht must meet principal structure
setback requirements:
f. When more than one monument is proposed a minimum horizontal width of
12' is required between them;
� Li�htin� is allowed, in conformance with Section 78-1573 and at the
discretion of the Plannin�Director.
h. When a �ate is prouosed the following requirements must be met•
1) The �ate must open into the propertv not outwazd towards the rieht-of-
wav, and
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2) For locked and/or secured �ates a knox box, meetina the standards set
forth bv the. police and fire department, must be provided for
emer�ency access, and
1) On major thorou�hfares the monuments and �ates must be located 40'
from the paved, traveled road to allow for vehicle stackin�. A major
thorou�hfare for thepuiposes of this section means anv countv road or
state highwa�
i. A buildin; permit is required for installation. A survev must be submitted
depicting where the monuments will be placed, and the propertv corner pins
must be located for inspection purposes.
Section 2: This Ordinance shall be published in THE PIONEER and THE LAKER
newspapers and shall become effective upon approval and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of Orono on this 24`�' day of May, 2004 by a vote of
4 ayes and � nays.
Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk
Published in the Laker/Pioneer newspapers the week of Mav 29 , 2004.
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