06-21-1997 Planning Commission Minutes

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V . ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR JULY 219 1997 ROLL The Orono Planning Commission met on the above date with the following members present: Chair Dale Lindquist, Charles Schroeder, Sandra Smith, Janice Berg, Elizabeth Hawn, and Lili McMillan. William Stoddard was absent. The following represented the City Staff. Assistant Zoning and Planning Administrator Michael Gaffron, Public Services Director Greg Gappa, City Planner Elizabeth Van Zomeren, and Recorder Sherry Frost. Council Member Goetten was present. Vice Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. (The meeting began with Agenda Item #23. Items # 1 and following continue after discussion of this item.) SKETCH PLAN ( #23) #2263 BROOK PARK REALTY 3560 -3700 SHORELINE DRIVE SKETCH PLAN REVIEW • The applicant was represented by Bill Gleason of Brook Park Realty and John Gleason of Eagle Crest Builders. Gaffron reported that the 9.8078 acre property is located west of the twin homes in Navarre, which are the only multi - family dwellings in Orono. The property abuts Shoreline Drive on the south and the Dakota Rail to the north. West of the property is a gravel and landscaping- - business, which is non - conforming in its use. The subject property is located in the LR -1C1, Single Family Lakeshore Residential Zoning District. The LR -1C allows for two units per acre. The 1 C1 allows for a PRD with a 50% increase to 3 units per acre. The proposed development would be four units per building. There are wetlands located to the front of the property and the northwest. Runoff drains to the south into Carman's Bay from Casco Point to the east. The concept plan results in a development density of 4.6 units per acre. Per the zoning requirements, the 9.8 acre property would allow for 29 units where 45 are proposed. Gaffron reviewed the code sections that apply to the development plan. Section 10.30 Subdivision 16(I) disallows rezoning of the site to M -6 Multiple Family PRD because the site is adjacent to an LR district. M -6 is the only zoning district which would allow densities such as that proposed. Section 10.55 Subdivision 15(A)(3) allows credit for wetlands for density purposes for sewered residential property. Section 10.60 Subdivision 2 disallows density in excess of 4 units per acre of dry buildable land. The property in question has about 7 acres of dry buildable allowing for about 28 units. Section 11.10 Subdivision 14 prohibits the granting of • variances to the density provisions of the code. This results in the proposed 45 units being too many to consider under the current code standards.