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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 23, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 23. RENTAL LICENSE 1440-1442 SHORELINE DRIVE — Continued specifically addresses the use of having a boat club and there was conversation about whether the boat club requires more parking. Johnson stated in his view Staff is conflating the two. Johnson asked whether this is the active site plan for the property. Barnhart indicated this is the site plan attached to the 1989 approval. Johnson stated this is the site plan that the City would be enforcing if the property still exists. Johnson indicated on August 17 he filed a complaint with the City of Orono stating that they are parking boats in front of the building where there are supposed to be pine trees and there is no screening between the parking spots that is required. Johnson noted both areas are supposed to have screenage and it is not being complied with. Johnson stated the City needs to enforce the site plan. Johnson indicated on the overhead the big blue building and the areas where there is supposed to be screening. Johnson stated the marina uses that area as a big circular parking lot and the City knew at that time to require screening, which would have prevented that and would have created some separation between residential and commercial. Johnson noted the screenage is still not there. Seals commented she is unaware of whether the evergreens were ever there. Walsh asked if the screening was actually part of the approval. Johnson stated it is in the resolution that it is required. Barnhart indicated it is pretty common when a new business comes forward that there is landscaping associated with a site plan. In theory, if a tree dies, it should be replaced to be consistent with the site plan, but in reality Staff does not have time to review site plans with current conditions. Barnhart stated he is not sure when any of the landscaping was removed. Walsh asked if someone comes to the City and says that there is supposed to be landscaping between two properties, whether the City can do anything. Mattick stated the problem with site plans routinely is that if at the time they were approved the area was planted, then in some respects they satisfied the site plan. Mattick indicated he has reviewed the rental licensing application but that he did not review the file back to 1989. Mattick stated site plans are usually a starting point, and if a tree dies, the City does not go out there and require it be replaced. Walsh commented this is a different situation since there should be a demarcation between a commercial use and a residential use. Johnson stated the language calls it screenage, and if it dies, it should be put back in. Walsh stated the City maybe needs to look at it a little harder. Page 10 of 16