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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,February 10,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Seals moved,Crosby seconded,to table LA19-000101—Al Azad,200 Bederwood Drive,Lot Area <br /> Variance—Resolution.VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> 15. LA19-000097—CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT—DOCK LICENSING <br /> Barnhart said he introduced the dock licensing ordinance in January which allows the City to issue <br /> licenses for the placement of private docks on City property. It was drafted for four properties on Crystal <br /> Bay Road,allowing them to put a dock on City property across Crystal Bay Road directly in front of their <br /> house.The goal was to minimize the reach of these types of improvements. He made some minor changes <br /> based on a discussion with the Council and is interested in feedback from the balance of the ordinance. <br /> The ordinance introduces a new duty on the part of either the City Administrator or Community <br /> Development Director. As Dock Administrator,you're granting certain authority for one of those <br /> individuals to issue licenses. The City Attorney would likely draft a template License Agreement the <br /> Council could review,but it would not necessarily go in front of the Council in the future. The suggested <br /> term for the license is ten years,which would provide enough time that the property owner could retrieve <br /> the value of that improvement.The other direction the Council had was to remove the docks from City <br /> property and they would need to be stored on private property over the winter. The ordinance was drafted <br /> to include a provision for visitor dock passes, although dock rental was prohibited. He asked for direction <br /> from the Council as to whether to leave that in or take it out and any other feedback. <br /> Seals asked what the current language is for any docks on lakes in Orono properties and whether it states <br /> 48 hours or anything regarding days. In other words, someone could have a weekend visitor. <br /> Barnhart indicated that is not permitted elsewhere. <br /> Seals asked why the City Council would do anything differently here than is done for anybody else. <br /> Barnhart said the reason he suggested it is the model ordinances he reviewed--Minnetonka Beach, <br /> Mound, and Big Lake--have that provision because the City is allowing private improvements on City <br /> property and allowing licensing or rental of docks which is not allowed elsewhere.He felt there was some <br /> value in providing a little measure of additional protection against that concept spreading. <br /> Walsh stated this was a privilege because the City is basically doing a license, it's more the character of <br /> the neighborhood, and the City has the ability to do that. He likes that there is a lot of bite in the ordinance <br /> so if rules are not followed,the City can take it away.He suggested getting rid of lines 83 to 88 so the <br /> visiting dock permit could be up to a period of 48 hours occurring two times in one calendar year. <br /> Seals stated that's why she was asking,because it seemed different than everywhere else and she <br /> wondered why Orono was creating something else. <br /> Walsh said it is more of a privilege than anything else so the City might as well have a little more control, <br /> especially for the character of the neighborhood. <br /> Mr. Scott Brown,3435 Crystal Bay Road, said he wanted to clarify that the 48 hours pertains to if <br /> somebody wants to visit him and tie their boat up on his dock for 48 hours. <br /> Page 9 of 15 <br />