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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,July 13,2009 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (Appeal of Zoning Violation,Continued) <br /> couple of years ago and that presently there is a for sale sign for one of the properties in the subdivision. <br /> Murphy noted this subdivision has very few houses. <br /> Murphy asked if Mr. Frazier uses the road that goes to the cul-de-sac. <br /> Frazier indicated he does. <br /> Murphy stated Staff should investigate this situation further,but that he is having a hard time <br /> understanding how these two trucks could be causing any problems in this neighborhood given the <br /> limited number of residents. <br /> Bremer stated in the past the City has required property owners to house their vehicles indoors and that <br /> the City's ordinance states if a commercial vehicle is owned, it must be parked indoors. <br /> Frazier indicated he does have a pole building that he could park the vehicles in but that he is currently in <br /> the process of hauling gravel in for a floor. Frazier stated he is doing it in increments due to the costs <br /> involved. <br /> Murphy reiterated that he finds it hard to understand how this could be causing an issue except for <br /> possibly one house. <br /> White pointed out that as the subdivision becomes more populated,it may become more of an issue. <br /> Bremer stated the first issue is to determine whether the home is being used as a dispatch center where <br /> employees are being dispatched to various sites. <br /> Frazier stated he no longer has a dispatch center and that the vehicles are personally owned. Frazier <br /> indicates he and his girlfriend reside in the residence and that they leave in the morning once they receive <br /> a phone call. <br /> Murphy asked what types of items they typically deliver. <br /> Frazier stated they deliver mail,manufacturing parts,and printed materials. They do not deliver any <br /> hazardous materials and all deliveries are made the same day. <br /> Mattick indicated Staff did review this item rather thoroughly at their staff ineeting and that this was <br /> initially considered a Level II home occupation. Staff did note two areas to be targeted for cleanup, <br /> which primarily related to storage of the vehicles indoors. As it relates to dispatch centers,one sentence <br /> in the ordinance deals with that subject,and the code does not specifically define what constitutes a <br /> dispatch center. Under the ordinance,the definition of a dispatch center is not contingent upon the <br /> number of calls received,having outside employees, or the number of commercial vehicles. Mattick <br /> stated if a strict interpretation of the ordinance is applied, it may appear to be a dispatch center since the <br /> two people that reside in the house are being called and sent to a different location. <br /> PAGE 5 <br />