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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 /> Kujawa commented some of that is likely due to people still getting their boats in the water. <br /> Bennett stated she has a concern that the gazebo does not have the square footage to allow the coming and <br /> going of people with the ten additional slips. <br /> Kujawa stated the gazebo would be the largest office facility they have out of their eight locations. <br /> Kujawa indicated the gazebo would be used almost like a concession stand where people can walk up to it <br /> and check in but there would not be any retail operation being run out of it. <br /> Bennett stated she really means the restroom facilities. <br /> Kujawa stated he is not aware of any issues with the restrooms. <br /> Bennett indicated she has a great concern with allowing any increase in the usage without knowing more <br /> about the situation with the residential house and the bank. Bennett stated she is very hesitant to allow <br /> them access to a building that is about to fall down in a residential area and allow them to use it for <br /> storage when they do not know who carries the insurance on it. Bennett stated in her view they should not <br /> even have the 20 they are currently allowed. <br /> Schoenzeit stated before this goes forward,the residential property needs to be under lease or they need to <br /> discontinue its use. Schoenzeit stated there needs to be some accountability to the neighborhood <br /> addressed before there is any expansion. <br /> Anderson stated the least the Planning Commission should do is protect the residential neighbor since the <br /> house was never intended to be used for commercial activity. All they should be allowed on that site is <br /> overflow parking. Anderson encouraged the Planning Commission to protect the neighbor since they <br /> were not expecting this type of usage. <br /> Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 7:58 p.m. <br /> Schoenzeit stated he is surprised and concerned at the discrepancies in the perceived activity level. The <br /> police chief is saying everything is thumbs up but the zoning of this residential property or the condition <br /> of the house is concerning. Schoenzeit stated if the neighbor is making those types of complaints,they <br /> are not getting registered and filtering back. Schoenzeit encouraged the neighbors to obtain police reports <br /> and to report incidents to the City. If the City does not hear there is a problem, Staff would accept it at <br /> face value. <br /> Schoenzeit stated before this use expands, if they are using the residential property for commercial <br /> activities, it needs to be under lease or their ownership. Schoenzeit stated he would not be in favor of <br /> expansion until the residential situation is greatly improved. <br /> Lemke indicated he is in agreement and that there are too many conflicting reports. Lemke stated in his <br /> view part of it is a management problem, and if they cannot manage 20 slips now, how would they be <br /> able to handle an additional ten. <br /> Bennett pointed out ten more slips is a 50 percent increase in the use and that there will be multiple cars <br /> coming and going. Bennett stated the pictures speak for themselves. If the property is residential,why <br /> would you have a commercial ice cooler sitting in the back. Bennett stated in her view they should have <br /> used the conditional use permit in an outstanding manner to be allowed another ten slips. <br /> Page 18 of 25 <br />