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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, November 13, 2018 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />The Council should review the draft ordinance tonight and provide feedback. Staff plans to place the <br />final ordinance on the Council agenda in December. <br /> <br />Walsh noted there have been various changes to the City Code over the past 30 years and it refers the <br />reader to different sections of the Code. Staff has been attempting to clean the Code up over the past <br />year. In 2019, the City will be employing a code expert to help codify the code and get rid of all the <br />duplications and referrals to different sections. Walsh stated the goal is to simplify the process. While <br />the cleanup of the code will probably cost $60,000, it has not been done for 30 years and needs to be <br />done. <br /> <br />Walsh requested Staff summarize any major or minor changes with the text amendment. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the following changes are being proposed: <br /> <br />1. Correction and clarification between the terms building and structure. <br /> <br />2. Reorganization of all setback information into each zoning district section. <br /> <br />3. Clarification of the terms Accessory Structure Accessory Building, and Oversized Accessory <br /> Building. <br /> <br />4. Revised required setbacks for accessory buildings versus accessory structures. <br /> <br />5. Removal of one level of accessory building size-based setback tiers. Reduced to two different <br /> setbacks from three. <br /> <br />6. Removed the definition of “private recreational facilities”. <br /> <br />7. Language clean-up in the non-encroachments section. <br /> <br />8. Allowance for accessory buildings to follow the nonconforming lot width flexibility for side <br /> setbacks and expanded the flexibility to other zones. <br /> <br />9. Allowance for accessory buildings streetward of principal buildings only in RR-1A and RR-1B <br /> districts, with certain aesthetic conditions. <br /> <br />10. Expansion of the accessory building footprint limit based on acreage; both building size and total <br /> building footprint. <br /> <br />Mattick stated his review of the draft ordinance involved ensuring that the definitions were correct, that <br />the changes made sense, and that it was overall written correctly. <br /> <br />Walsh stated since this code touches on a number of different things in the Code, that cleaning it up <br />solves a lot of headaches for Staff. <br /> <br />Mattick stated from his standpoint, one of the things to keep in mind is that the court has said the City has <br />a lot of deference but that they need to learn how to do it clearly and to the point where someone can <br />understand what it says.