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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 8, 1991 ($7)ZONING FILE $1624 - CARLSON /SHORELINE MARINA CONTINUED building and landscape plans. I.1 my opinion, the physical aspect of the building should be separate from the use of the property. I think Mr. Carlson should be given approval to build the structure as he is proposing, and the City should establish a licensing procedure to review the other issues on an annual basis. No matter how careful we are to consider all aspects of this operation, something else will arise between now and this time next year. I think we need to have a process where issues can be addressed as they surface. I am in total agreement with Councilmember Callahan. We need to be concerned about the issues involved with all of the marinas in Orono, not only this one. I do not know how the City can monitor these issues if we are no-IC licensing marinas." Barrett advised that Subdivision 8 of the B -2, Lakeshore Business District, includes performance standards that a lakeshore business must meet. He said, "One. of those requirements is that the maximum hours for operation shall be 7:00 a.m. to 1J:00 p-m. for retail sales and service functions. If it is determined that making a facility available to club members for meetings or entertainment constitutes a service function, then it would be required to comply with those hours." Council agreed that the land issues, m:_nus the gas tank, should be addressed separately from the use issues, which should be addressed through a licensing process. Jabbour stated that Mr. Carlson should be aware of the concerns raised by Council t11is evening that have yet to be addressed, so that he may take those into consideration when making improvements to the property. Jabbour said, "I do not want Mr. Carlson to make substantial improvements and financial commitments to the property thinking that the City Council has approved, or will not restrict, the manner in which the facility operates. Tie operation has not yet been defined." Goetten concurred with Jabbour. .lames MacKinnon, Attorney for Shoreline Marina & Yacht Club, asked if Council would take whatever action necessary at this point so that t-ie construction process could begin immediately. :ie also cautioned Council about the possibility of setting restrictions which may only pose more problems. He said, "If someone is having a party in the clubhouse, and they wish to do so late into the evening, they are likely to go to their boa` to party once the clubhouse closes. I would think it better to have the party going on inside, rather than on a docked boat." Butler asked how the City regulates the gazebo at the Windward Marine, which, in- her opinion, serves the same purpose and the proposed clubhouse here. - 7 -