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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,December 9,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Walsh stated the Council wants to make it livable,too. <br /> Johnson moved, Seals seconded,to approve LA19-000096—Denali Custom Homes o/b/o Drew <br /> Hueler, 1398 Rest Point Road,Variances.VOTE: Ayes 5, nays 0. <br /> 26. LA19-000063—CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO SPECIAL <br /> EVENT PERMITTING <br /> Staff presented a summary of packet information. <br /> Walsh said there have been special events consisting of rock'n'roll bands and fireworks and even though <br /> they're blocks away, it was so big that you could hear them. There were also people doing shows at their <br /> house and bringing buses through the neighborhood,and it was upsetting the balance of the <br /> neighborhood. He asked how the ordinance would impact that scenario. <br /> Barnhart stated Staff did not propose changes in that respect. That issue was settled a couple years ago, <br /> and he did not want to reintroduce changes to that. <br /> Walsh said he was worried about that and did not want to reintroduce changes to that. <br /> Barnhart stated none of that was changed. He said he has heard from a number of people that have been <br /> impacted by fireworks, and Staff is not confident that notice has always gotten out.As a condition of the <br /> approval, it is required that notice be sent out to all property owners ten days in advance. He is proposing <br /> that Staff take care of the notice for the activities that go to the City Council so that Staff can be sure <br /> notice is getting out. Ultimately, the City Council can review the plan and provide some conditions. <br /> Walsh stated the information says there's no limit to how many special events someone can have and it <br /> seems a little bit like Pandora's box if somebody essentially said they were going to be an event center. <br /> Crosby said they're not in the commercial business. <br /> Seals asked whether someone doing that would make their house a commercial business because they're a <br /> profit center. <br /> Walsh stated the information says there's no limit on how many special events someone can have. <br /> Seals asked if that would put someone in a different category. <br /> Walsh asked if the City Council has that language now,that there's no limit to special events. <br /> Barnhart said there isn't, and that it was a central issue a couple of years ago. <br /> Crosby asked wouldn't it change the language to be described as more of a commercial-type property. <br /> Mattick suggested limiting the number of special events. <br /> Page 25 of 34 <br />