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CITY OF ORONO MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: May 13, 2019 <br />TO: Mayor Walsh, City Council <br />FROM: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP, Community Development Director <br />RE: Marina Licensing <br />Councilmember Seals has requested the City Council discuss Marina Licensing, with the <br />potential of re -instituting Orono's Marina licensing program. <br />Staff seeks direction based on the three options identified below. <br />The City currently has 5 marinas, at 3324 North Shore Drive, 3222 North Shore Drive, 1955 <br />Shoreline Drive, 1444 Shoreline Drive, and 1449 Shoreline Drive. All of these marinas are <br />located within the B-2 Zoning District. The City Code requires licenses for Marinas within the <br />B-2 zoning district; though no license has been issued since 2005. In 2008, applications were <br />received and fees were paid for both 2007 and 2008, but licenses were not issued by the City <br />Council. Since 2008, no license activity has occurred. <br />The City Code (Sec. 94-74) includes the following business license operational standards: <br />(1) Parking facilities on the site shall be managed so as to eliminate traffic or <br />parking congestion, eliminate illegal on -street parking, and avoid pedestrian <br />traffic through neighboring property. <br />(2) Boat engine testing and charging shall be limited to the hours 8:00 a.m. to <br />6:00 p.m. <br />(3) Retail sales and service shall be limited to the hours 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. <br />except as necessary to accommodate normal fishing activity or private use of <br />premises -stored boats. <br />(4) The site shall be kept neat and orderly, and free of garbage. <br />(5) On -land storage of boats shall be managed so as to eliminate any view <br />obstructions for traffic entering and leaving the site. <br />(6) Parking and on -land storage of boats, trailers, materials and equipment shall <br />be limited to those locations shown on an approved site operation plan, which <br />plan shall be submitted or updated as part of the annual license application. <br />Such site operation plan shall also indicate seasonally variable uses. <br />(7) Lights shall be shielded from the road, the lake and adjacent properties. <br />Attached as Exhibit B are the site plans reviewed as part of the 2005 licensing process. Also <br />attached (Exhibit C) are pictures taken May 8th of the 5 operating Marinas. Additional pictures <br />will be available on Monday. <br />