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Orono City Council Work Session Minutes Monday, January 11, 2021 Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. Page 2 of 2 The Council prioritized the list of the amendments for staff. 4. Text Amendment Boat Storage Discussion Barnhart mentioned that staff has been working on this amendment since early fall 2020. We are looking at this as an opportunity to revise the amendment. We are looking to council for direction about their primary concerns. Walsh mentioned he was not sure what his concerns are about this. I would like to figure out what are we trying to accomplish with this. His biggest issue is the unsightliness of the storage. Seals asked if we can enforce the ordinance even if it was robust. Walsh noted that if there is junk on the yard we can enforce that. Richard Anderson mentioned that he has a problem with this because a former council member wanted a 30 foot boat so we created an ordinance to accommodate. He disagrees with the ordinance and thinks it is a waste of time. Walsh asked if the ordinance made sense and questioned if the City needs it. The City Attorney mentioned that it could be hard to prove inoperability of the boat. We could go through it and par down on the ordinance to make it more conducive to what we want or need in the ordinance. Walsh asked if anyone has an issue about the size of the boat. Johnson thinks it is important to have something in the code so that we can at least help control the issue. Walsh added that we should keep it simple and questioned why the City should care about the size the boat. The important concern is to keep it within the setback. Meeting Adjourned: 5:44 p.m. CITY OF ORONO: ATTEST: ________________________________ Dennis Walsh, Mayor _________________________________ Anna Carlson, City Clerk