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AGENDA ITEM <br />Item No.: 16 <br />Date: June 11, 2018 <br />Item Description: LAI 8-41, City of Orono Text Amendment: Gate Opacity - <br />Ordinance <br />Presenter: Melanie Curtis Agenda Planning Department's <br />Planner Section: Report <br />1. Purpose. This application is regarding a change to the regulations for driveway entrance gates. <br />2. Background/ Summary. Gates at driveways are permitted, but must meet certain conditions, <br />including a five foot setback from all property lines when associated with entrance monuments. <br />Gates and entrance monuments are permitted up to 8 feet in height. Fences are allowed up to 42 <br />inches in height adjacent to the street, except in the yard abutting a County Highway on a <br />lakeshore lot, where the maximum height is 6 feet. Fences may be privacy in nature (100% <br />opaque). <br />Additionally with this amendment, staff is proposing a formatting modification regarding gates in <br />locations where entrance monuments do not exist. In these instances gates would not be permitted <br />to extend higher than the permitted fence. <br />Planning Commission Vote and Comment. On May 21, the Planning Commission held a public <br />hearing and discussed the draft ordinance provided by Staff which contemplated removing the <br />requirement for transparency. Following the public hearing the Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 <br />on a motion to modify the proposed ordinance amendment to permit gates to have up to 75% <br />opacity (25% transparent/open). The dissenting Commissioner felt that there should not be a <br />requirement for transparency. <br />4. Public Comment. Comments from the public were received during the public hearing; the <br />minutes are attached as Exhibit C. The resident was requesting no limitation on gate opacity. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED. <br />Motion to adopt or amend the approval resolution. <br />Exhibits <br />Exhibit A. Draft Ordinance — Option A: No opacity limit <br />Exhibit B. Draft Ordinance — Option B: 75% opacity limit <br />Exhibit C. Draft PC Minutes <br />Exhibit D. PC Staff Report <br />References <br />PC Exhibits 05/21/18 <br />Exhibit A. Draft Ordinance <br />Exhibit B. City Code 78-1405 - Current <br />Exhibit C. Neighboring Cities' Regulations <br />Prepared By: YYIGG <br />Reviewed By: J Barnhart <br />Approved By: -Sb <br />