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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 /> Barnhart said it is usually closers/title companies who are asking for verification. If a resident calls to ask <br /> about zoning of a property,the City answers the question and there is no charge. He said his rule of thumb <br /> is, if it takes more time to fill out the receipt, he does not charge a fee. Some retaining walls will trigger a <br /> City Council review, and they want to be upfront about that. Regarding Site Inspection Without Permit, <br /> Staff added the 8% interest for unpaid charges. Staff will go to the site and review and provide feedback. <br /> If it is not paid,there is no escrow to tie it to, so there is interest charged. <br /> Johnson asked if that was $45 a year. <br /> Barnhart said the fee is part of the septic process. Regarding the fire inspection, it's tied to the value to be <br /> consistent with the rest of the building permits. If it is mandated by the building code, it is based on the <br /> value of the improvement, and Staff is bringing that in compliance with the building code. When Staff <br /> tried to address stormwater trunk fees,they created an elaborate program that thought of a lot of <br /> opportunities/options. There's a lot of math built into the proposal. He referred to the information <br /> regarding the single-family residential five-acre zone and the changes made. <br /> Walsh asked if Staff was just getting rid of extra words. <br /> Barnhart confirmed his statement. <br /> Seals and Walsh discussed the equation and cost for one-half acre, 1-acre, and 2-acre parcels. <br /> Johnson asked if the City's expense on a 2-acre lot over a 5-acre lot is $8,000 more. <br /> Barnhart said that was the arithmetic done in 2015. The numbers are different based on the land uses and <br /> based on the zoning district. He is not proposing any changes to the actual number, he is just removing <br /> some words. He noted there are several categories of zoning districts. <br /> Seals asked if there were any stormwater and drainage trunk fees anymore for multi-family residential. <br /> Barnhart and Walsh said those were still on the document. <br /> Crosby said they are 8,490. <br /> Johnson asked if the City has a commercial marina license. <br /> Barnhart said it is in the Code,there is a fee, but it could be removed. <br /> Walsh suggested getting rid of it in addition to the one-time dock permit fee. <br /> Johnson said he thought the Council already got rid of it. <br /> Walsh clarified that the City Council agreed to not license them. <br /> Johnson clarified that he was talking about the multi-dock. He thought the City Council got rid of the <br /> multi-dock because the City Council was not doing anything for them. <br /> Barnhart said the City still issues those. <br /> Page 29 of 34 <br />