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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,June 25,2018 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 15. YOUR BOAT CLUB—1444 SHORELINE DRIVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT— <br /> VARIANCE REVIEW—Continued <br /> Barnhart noted there is no requirement in Orono's City Code to preserve a site plan and the loss of eight <br /> trees in 29 years is not unprecedented. Likewise,it seems impractical to require the replacement of the <br /> shed at 1440 Shoreline. <br /> Staff has received some comments from a neighbor. Barnhart indicated he would be comfortable with <br /> sending a letter and letting the property owner address the issues identified. <br /> Printup asked if the property owners are okay with Items A—E. <br /> Barnhart stated they have addressed some issues that were identified during the inspection. <br /> Luke Kujawa,Your Boat Club, stated the only one he would ask for consideration of is if the low <br /> evergreen between the parking lot need to be replaced. Kujawa stated they are not really going to provide <br /> screening because they are low. Kujawa noted they have worked with the county to add the crosswalk so <br /> people are not walking along the edge of the road and that adding those evergreens will hurt the <br /> pedestrian flow since they would have to go around the evergreens. Kujawa stated the entire time they <br /> have been there and owned the property the evergreens were never there. <br /> Kujawa stated other than that,the items are pretty minor. <br /> Crosby asked if they are okay with moving the boat. <br /> Luke Kujawa noted some of the issues have nothing to do with Your Boat Club. <br /> John Woodin,River Valley,stated they are constantly improving their side of the roadway and that the <br /> Your Boat Club side has had some pretty extensive landscape improvements over the past 24 months. In <br /> addition,they have completed renovation of the commercial building and the residential home at 1440. <br /> Woodin indicated they did move the boat out front and moved it forward. Staff referenced some <br /> evergreens that used to be there. Woodin stated they elected to put hostas in that area that can handle the <br /> salt off the roadway and look nicer than the evergreens. Woodin stated they took the evergreens out four <br /> or five years ago. <br /> Woodin indicated they are also planning to do more to address the fence but that he is not sure if they will <br /> reinstall it or put some landscaping in. Woodin stated they are all minor fixes. Woodin stated for the <br /> record he and his partners have made some significant improvements and the property looks a lot better <br /> than when they purchased it. Woodin commented they want to be good stewards. <br /> Matt Johnson, 1432 Shoreline,stated it is true that they have improved the buildings and that it is nice to <br /> see them not as disheveled. Johnson stated as it relates to the screenage between the residential and <br /> commercial,if they go back to the spirit of the resolution,they made a compromise with the City. One <br /> was to reduce the overall hardcover on the site. The screenage was there to prevent the commercial <br /> property and residential property from U-turning one to the other. Johnson noted there are two <br /> crosswalks,one on each side,and that they could also leave a 4-foot side path between the hedge to <br /> accommodate pedestrians. <br /> Page 18 of 21 <br />