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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,July 8,2019 7:00 o'clock p.m. setback and would require a variance. There are currently multiple cabins located within the bluff impact zone and bluff setback. The plan proposes removing all of these buildings. The proposed plan also includes a new pavilion on the same footprint of an existing cabin within the setback. It is also showing two new program cabins within the setback. The proposed buildings will all be outside the 20-foot bluff impact zone but are proposed to be within the 30-foot bluff setback. The new buildings do not meet the bluff setback and would require a variance. Camp Teko serves 60-160 campers at a time. The applicants have evaluated their parking needs and have stated that as the camp exists today, all parking needs are met with the existing gravel lot. The existing gravel parking lot is much smaller than compared to the new proposed parking areas. The proposed plan shows 60 total stalls,which the applicant believes will be more than adequate to accommodate the daily camp operations. There are no specific parking requirements for nonprofit or religious camps. Staff did perform an analysis of the parking under two different guidelines. Churches, auditoriums, and undertaking establishments require at least one stall for each four seats. Staff determined that there is a maximum capacity of 240 people in the main assembly hall,which would require 60 parking stalls. A community center,post office,YMCA, YWCA, physical cultural studios,pool halls, libraries,private clubs, lodges and museums require one stall for each 300 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet of floor space. The main assembly hall is 9.440 square feet, which would require the facility to have 35 total spaces, which is met. No hardcover is permitted within the 75-foot lakeshore setback. The applicant is proposing a new storage shed and a new changing room building where no hardcover is permitted. City Code only currently permits one lockbox no greater than 20 square feet in area and no higher than 48 inches in height. Aside from the 100-foot setbacks from exterior property lines,the Code did not contemplate separate regulations for properties at the scale of the subject camp use where the storage needs for equipment, including lifejackets and water toys,is more substantial. No buildings or structures are permitted within 30 feet from the top of the bluff. The three new buildings are proposed to be placed outside the bluff impact zone, which is 20 feet from the front top of bluff, but they are shown to encroach in the 30-foot bluff setback. Staff has included an analysis of the practical difficulty and conditional use permit in its report. Staff finds that the Master Plan meets all the requirements for a conditional use permit. The bluff area covers most of the shoreline limiting the accessibility and use of the property. The proposed storage shed within the 75-foot lake yard would be used to house lifejackets, paddles, and lake use accessories, consistent with water-oriented storage,which is permitted to some extent. The buildings proposed in the bluff setback are shown to be built on stilts to give a treehouse cabin feel and protect the grading and bluff area. The overall proposed Master Plan is using the land in a reasonable manner and takes into consideration the unique characteristics of the property. The variance from the one-year action on the different components of the Master Plan appears appropriate in this situation since the applicant has developed a comprehensive Master Plan intended to take years to fully implement. Staffs report outlines the current conditions of the Conditional Use Permit. Page 4 of 10