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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> • <br /> Tuesday,March 15,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> there is a house on 2 of the 3. He asked if they are saying there is no storage allowed on the other piece of <br /> the 50 foot. <br /> Barnhart thinks that is referring to a situation where it is almost a lot of record type of thing. He is not <br /> proposing any changes to that but the primary objective here is that people are not allowed to store on a <br /> vacant lot. <br /> Ressler asked if anyone wants to approve the item. <br /> Bollis would rather move to table than approve so the Commission can see the wording of the feedback. <br /> Barnhart clarified if the Commission recommends approval or denial it goes to Council. If they table it, <br /> they will see it again. <br /> Bollis noted if the push it to Council there would be no public hearing for the language. <br /> Barnhart said there will not be an official public hearing,but the Mayor has consistently allowed people to <br /> speak at the meeting. <br /> Bollis moved,Kirchner seconded,to table LA20-000047 City of Orono Text Amendment Related To <br /> Boat Storage. <br /> • Ressler is not entirely sure they will all be in agreement as to how they modify this language,but the City <br /> Council has enough information going after what the Commission is going after. That would be the only <br /> reason he would be opposed to tabling. He thinks cleaning this up sooner rather than later cleans up the <br /> vulnerability and puts it in the Council's hand to make this revision live. <br /> McCutcheon noted the Commission would probably like to button it up and get it done but since there is <br /> not a citizen waiting in this situation,he tends to agree with tabling it. <br /> Bollis said the other option would be to move it forward with the comments if they could have an official <br /> public hearing at the City Council meeting. <br /> Barnhart noted the Commission will not have another public hearing,and he cannot require the City Council <br /> to hold a public hearing when the Commission has already had one. He said up front, all 7 of the <br /> Commissioners will not like the draft ordinance. The Council has given some direction of what they would <br /> like to see and there is certainly debate in some areas, but the breadth of comments he has gotten are <br /> somewhat outside of that boundary. If the vote is to table, he will come back with something, but he is <br /> prepared to go forward with a recommendation of denial on certain aspects of it, which is fine,that is the <br /> process. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 2(Gettman,Ressler). <br /> • <br /> Page 5 of 5 <br />