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• <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,May 20,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Johnson stated the City should look into it. <br /> Curtis indicated she is not able to find the pictures Mr.Anderson requested. <br /> Anderson stated he sent three pictures last year that depicted cars parked on the road. In addition,the no <br /> parking sign was removed. Not only were people parking on the side of the road, but they were also <br /> parking going the wrong way on the road. <br /> Anderson noted the adjoining lot to the Johnsons is a residential lot and that he always understood it to be <br /> overflow parking when he owned it. Anderson stated he knew it was residential and that he never had <br /> any commercial operations in that building. <br /> Anderson stated as the neighbors have testified,the building is ready to fall down and is still being used <br /> by the boat club guys. The gazebo cannot store all the gear they need and that the marina had four <br /> employees there the other day working the docks. Anderson indicated he is not sure where the employees <br /> park. <br /> Anderson stated in his view there should be a requirement to have offsite parking with a shuttle bus since <br /> there is a parking problem in this area. Anderson stated in his view this application is null and void given <br /> the parking situation. <br /> Anderson noted Taniger Bay, LLC, is listed on the application and at one point they were a friendly <br /> partner to M.C. Kaminski, which is no longer the case. Crown Bank has taken over the property and it is <br /> in foreclosure. The main piece of property that the applicant is operating on is in receivership so what <br /> you have is a receiver and there is not an owner like the neighbors were saying. There is no one to go to <br /> to get satisfaction. There is a receiver and no owner. Some guy from Minnetonka Boat Works rents out <br /> the dock slips, so there are at least four parties involved. <br /> Anderson stated there are also cars parked in the green area located in front of the building. Anderson <br /> stated the retail person has a$30 million retail operation and sells boats out of there. Anderson stated he <br /> can safety say there will be boats in that parking lot. The retail person supposedly has 14 slips but he will <br /> sell 100 boats out of there. This spring there were two trailers parked going the wrong way on the side of <br /> the road. Anderson stated in his opinion there will be higher use there than there ever has been in the past <br /> for the retail guy. <br /> Anderson stated in his view the City should at least table it and look into the ownership since two <br /> residential parcels are involved with parking. Anderson stated clearly this property is not even close to <br /> being used a residential property. Anderson commented only one person from the Planning Commission <br /> went and visited the site,which is disgusting. <br /> Leskinen stated she did drive by but it was pouring rain and did not get out of her car. <br /> Bennett commented she drives through that area almost every day. <br /> Anderson noted the boat club customers, when they park on the street, cross between the Johnson house <br /> and the crosswalk. When people get out of their car,they will take the route with the shortest distance. <br /> Page 13 of 25 <br />