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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 18, 1996 <br />0 ( #10 - #2195 Genmar Industries - Continued) <br />r <br />Gaffron reported that there is a lack of sanitary facilities on the property. Portable toilets <br />have been used but no indoor facilities provided for slip customers as required by code. <br />Sewer was brought to this area in the mid 1980's and is available to this property. Gaffron <br />recommended that this issue be addressed. The City required a pond in 1989 for <br />stormwater management, and the parking lot discharges to that pond. The City Engineer <br />has not reviewed the pond. Gaffron indicated that the pond probably functions as planned <br />but without meeting current codes. He added that the site plan calls for additional <br />plantings on the property noting that the current landscaping has met City approval. <br />Gaffron indicated that there has been a long standing discrepancy between the <br />comprehensive plan and the zoning code regarding boat sales. The comp plan says that <br />boat sales are not an appropriate use for the B -2 district. The zoning code has allowed <br />boat sales as a permitted use since 1975. The legislature changed its view on the hierarchy <br />in 1974 stipulating that the comprehensive plan takes precedence over the zoning code. <br />Gaffron noted that all of the other Orono marinas have had changes but have continued to <br />have retail use which requires more parking. <br />The applicant was asked to respond. <br />McConnell addressed the concerns brought forward by Gaffron. She noted that the large <br />building has not been fully utilized. The applicant reviewed whether minor repairs should <br />take place or whether a more viable use would be to minimize the size of the building with <br />a new building. The building as proposed was said to be environmentally friendly with no <br />use of chemicals and contain only office space with two sales people and one secretary. <br />With regard to the green space losing its pervious ability, McConnell said the boats would <br />be on trailers and would not affect the drainage. She noted that the applicant had <br />considered asphalt in that area. <br />McConnell said 12 slips would be used for water display of boats. King's Cove would <br />store the boats in those slips for test driving by customers for retail sales with rental slips <br />provided by other stalls. McConnell viewed the lack of separating the retail and rental <br />stalls as "double dipping ". It was her opinion that only a 3 stall variance would be <br />required for parking. She noted that the applicant was willing to close on Sundays with <br />the exception of four Sundays per year. As to the parking conflict between the two <br />marinas, McConnell recognized the problem as being in the past but improvements have <br />generated more parking on the Genmar site. <br />23 <br />