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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 9, 2019 6:30 o'clock p.m. Barnhart said it is usually closers/title companies who are asking for verification. If a resident calls to ask about zoning of a property, the City answers the question and there is no charge. He said his rule of thumb is, if it takes more time to fill out the receipt, he does not charge a fee. Some retaining walls will trigger a City Council review, and they want to be upfront about that. Regarding Site Inspection Without Permit, Staff added the 8% interest for unpaid charges. Staff will go to the site and review and provide feedback. If it is not paid, there is no escrow to tie it to, so there is interest charged. Johnson asked if that was $45 a year. Barnhart said the fee is part of the septic process. Regarding the fire inspection, it's tied to the value to be consistent with the rest of the building permits. If it is mandated by the building code, it is based on the value of the improvement, and Staff is bringing that in compliance with the building code. When Staff tried to address stormwater trunk fees, they created an elaborate program that thought of a lot of opportunities/options. There's a lot of math built into the proposal. He referred to the information regarding the single-family residential five -acre zone and the changes made. Walsh asked if Staff was just getting rid of extra words. Barnhart confirmed his statement. Seals and Walsh discussed the equation and cost for one-half acre, 1 -acre, and 2 -acre parcels. Johnson asked if the City's expense on a 2 -acre lot over a 5 -acre lot is $8,000 more. Barnhart said that was the arithmetic done in 2015. The numbers are different based on the land uses and based on the zoning district. He is not proposing any changes to the actual number, he is just removing some words. He noted there are several categories of zoning districts. Seals asked if there were any stormwater and drainage trunk fees anymore for multi -family residential. Barnhart and Walsh said those were still on the document. Crosby said they are 8,490. Johnson asked if the City has a commercial marina license. Barnhart said it is in the Code, there is a fee, but it could be removed. Walsh suggested getting rid of it in addition to the one-time dock permit fee. Johnson said he thought the Council already got rid of it. Walsh clarified that the City Council agreed to not license them. Johnson clarified that he was talking about the multi -dock. He thought the City Council got rid of the multi -dock because the City Council was not doing anything for them. Barnhart said the City still issues those. Page 29 of 34