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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 11, 2017 6:30 o'clock p.m. 14. APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY SITE PLAN FOR RIVER VALLEY SPORTS USE OF TENT FOR SALES DISPLAY — Continued Matt Johnson, 1432 Shoreline Drive, stated he lives next door to the site and that in his view this is further intensification of the site. Johnson stated the tent is clearly being erected to bring people to the site and that River Valley has different sites they could do this on. Johnson noted in the last four or five days, there have been two incidents, one directly in front of this property that shut down County Road 15, and that there have been multiple accidents in front of this site. Johnson stated people will slow down and will be looking at what is going on with the tent. Johnson stated in his view this is not an area where the City should be encouraging intensification, which is the issue behind the winter parking versus summer parking. Johnson stated this is a very complicated situation that this Council has inherited and that the reality is the parking that was claimed in 1989 does not exist but was not a problem because it was just a marina operation. The parking plan does not put into consideration where a 26 -foot boat is parked, which could take up four or five of the parking spots that are supposed to be dedicated to the customers. Johnson stated River Valley has an indoor space already and the questions are whether there is a real need for the tent and whether that need outweighs the potential risks to the motorists and the people who live there. Johnson asked what the allowable decibel reading is from the site. Barnhart indicated he does not have that information off the top of his head. Johnson stated to his knowledge it is 50 decibels and that it decreases at a certain time. Johnson questioned who will be policing it if there is a violation of the rule. Johnson stated it comes down to the neighbors and that he is looking for the Council's help on not only this issue but also on a long-term plan for the site. Johnson stated the City Council needs to look at how they are using the site and how many parking spots will be left after 20 boats are placed there. If 20 boats are placed on the site, it is likely the parking or the boats will end up on the residential property. Johnson stated to have this be considered temporary for two to three months seems beyond reasonable and that temporary is a weekend with some setup and take-down time. Johnson stated this is an attempt to utilize this site beyond its capacity. There were no further public comments. Dankey stated this is difficult because the road is very narrow and busy in that area and there is already a bit of a distraction there. Dankey commented she does not know if this is good for Orono and that she wishes it was bigger piece of land with more parking. Crosby asked what the parking requirements of the residential lots are. Mattick indicated he did not review the parking requirements for the residential lots. Crosby stated in his view that should be looked at. Crosby suggested as a compromise the tent be out by March 1. Page 11 of 15