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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,May 20,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> issues. Johnson stated they are in this unique spot where they are quite aware of the issues that happen. <br /> Inevitably what happens is people go to park in their parking lot and there is no room so they end up <br /> backing out on to County Road 15. Johnson stated they can hear the horns and the screeching of tires on <br /> a fairly frequent basis. There are also no defined parking stalls in the parking lot. <br /> Susanne Johnson noted it is a dead end and they have nowhere to go but to back up. <br /> Matt Johnson stated the crosswalk is down by North Shore Marine, and people take the shortest route and <br /> not the safest one and cross CR15. In addition, cars park on the shoulder. Tickets have been written there <br /> because it gets very full. The idea that the boat club will generate less traffic is not consistent with our <br /> observations. Johnson stated they have observed many times multiple families getting on one boat and <br /> the idea that there will only be one car for a boat with an 8-person capacity is not realistic. <br /> Susanne Johnson noted there is also more turnover of the boats during the day with the boat club. <br /> Matt Johnson stated they are against any changes to the boat club by increasing the number of boats <br /> allowed. Johnson encouraged the City to really evaluate if the marina and boat club are in current <br /> compliance with their conditional use permits. Johnson noted the adjoining lot is supposed to only be for <br /> overflow parking but that it is an everyday occurrence. There are boats currently on there today and <br /> being stored. Johnson stated with the marina actually selling boats,which is a change in the use,the <br /> boats take up more than one parking spot. <br /> Richie Anderson, 1449 Shoreline Drive, asked if there is any way Staff can display the pictures that he <br /> sent to the City last year. <br /> Anderson asked if anyone on the Planning Commission went down to visit the property. <br /> Leskinen indicated she was in the area. <br /> Anderson asked what they thought about all the boats and the congestion where they will be parking. <br /> Landgraver commented it was a little crowded when he went through there. <br /> Anderson noted there is a gas tank placed in a floodplain and that he is not sure why Staff approved this <br /> in the first place. Anderson stated the City required him to have off-street parking for his marina and that <br /> the City has a different requirement for a boat club than they do for a dock slip. The average use of a <br /> dock slip is approximately six times per season. Anderson stated he is guessing he still has a conditional <br /> use permit for a boat club. <br /> Gaffron indicated he does, but noted the Sailor's World site was very short on the number of stalls it <br /> needed for the number of slips and was required to have offsite parking with a shuttle. <br /> Anderson stated that should be revisited because he does not want to be jeopardized due to some issues <br /> with this boat club. Anderson stated clearly there is a boat club permit in place for his operation but he is <br /> not using it right now since he does not have off street parking available. <br /> Gaffron stated Staff can look into it but that his guess is that there was no difference in the amount of <br /> parking required for the boat club than for the dock slips. <br /> Page 12 of 25 <br />