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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Tuesday,November 13,2018 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> The Council should review the draft ordinance tonight and provide feedback. Staff plans to place the <br /> final ordinance on the Council agenda in December. <br /> Walsh noted there have been various changes to the City Code over the past 30 years and it refers the <br /> reader to different sections of the Code. Staff has been attempting to clean the Code up over the past <br /> year. In 2019,the City will be employing a code expert to help codify the code and get rid of all the <br /> duplications and referrals to different sections. Walsh stated the goal is to simplify the process. While <br /> the cleanup of the code will probably cost$60,000, it has not been done for 30 years and needs to be <br /> done. <br /> Walsh requested Staff summarize any major or minor changes with the text amendment. <br /> Curtis stated the following changes are being proposed: <br /> 1. Correction and clarification between the terms building and structure. <br /> 2. Reorganization of all setback information into each zoning district section. <br /> 3. Clarification of the terms Accessory Structure Accessory Building, and Oversized Accessory <br /> Building. <br /> 4. Revised required setbacks for accessory buildings versus accessory structures. <br /> 5. Removal of one level of accessory building size-based setback tiers. Reduced to two different <br /> setbacks from three. <br /> 6. Removed the definition of"private recreational facilities". <br /> 7. Language clean-up in the non-encroachments section. <br /> 8. Allowance for accessory buildings to follow the nonconforming lot width flexibility for side <br /> setbacks and expanded the flexibility to other zones. <br /> 9. Allowance for accessory buildings streetward of principal buildings only in RR-1A and RR-1B <br /> districts,with certain aesthetic conditions. <br /> 10. Expansion of the accessory building footprint limit based on acreage; both building size and total <br /> building footprint. <br /> Mattick stated his review of the draft ordinance involved ensuring that the definitions were correct,that <br /> the changes made sense, and that it was overall written correctly. <br /> Walsh stated since this code touches on a number of different things in the Code,that cleaning it up <br /> solves a lot of headaches for Staff. <br /> Mattick stated from his standpoint, one of the things to keep in mind is that the court has said the City has <br /> a lot of deference but that they need to learn how to do it clearly and to the point where someone can <br /> understand what it says. <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br />