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Orono City Council <br />Work Session <br />Monday, July 22, 2019 <br />Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. <br />gave a brief overview of the plan for communication. He mentioned that he will provide a <br />memo to staff discussing how to handle issues. <br />Council Member Victoria Seals stated how she perceived the ordinance. Seals added it was <br />good to have the ordinance sent over to her to reference. She also added that Council can <br />change it if they wanted to. <br />Matt Johnson asked if there was a reason why we don't post the work session packet online. <br />Rief mentioned that he had a couple concerns with having it out there and that he had <br />checked around with other Cities to see what they have been doing. <br />Johnson mentioned that it is about transparency and that it should be out there. <br />Rief will direct staff to post the work Session Packets online going forward. <br />4. Docks as Principal Uses <br />Barnhart discussed the item, he is looking for guidance from Council in regards to docks as <br />principal uses. Barnhart mentioned staff does not recommend change because it may open <br />up many other possibilities that could cause issues later on. <br />Johnson thinks that people should be able to use their property as the feel fit. Johnson added <br />that he thought property rights are being affected here by not allowing it. <br />Council discussed the various concerns and benefits for allowing docks as principal uses. <br />5. Oversized Accessory Building size <br />Barnhart presented the oversized accessory building size item. He mentioned that the <br />previous council created the standards for the ordinance. If we would like to change it we <br />can do that. Council will revisit this item at a future Work Session. <br />Meeting End Time: 6:58 p.m. <br />ATTEST: <br />Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor <br />