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AGENDA ITEM <br />Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: A.Carlson Approved By: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. Purpose. To consider an ordinance amendment related to boat storage, in part to address issues <br />identified by the prosecuting attorney. <br /> <br />2. Background. The City Council reviewed this item originally in October, 2020, and in workshop in <br />January and February, 2021. In February, the Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance amendment <br />for review by the Planning Commission, with the direction that any resulting changes be easy to <br />understand, with the assumption that easy to understand regulations are easy to follow. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission has reviewed the application in March and April, including in workshop in <br />April. <br /> <br />The draft ordinance includes a definition of boat (lines 63-65), requirement of currently licensed and <br />operable, with a definition of ‘operable’ (Lines 70-76). References to maximum length were removed <br />(lines 79-85), and allowed storage locates were removed, and the required setbacks were modified for <br />clarity (lines 86-96). <br /> <br />3. Planning Commission Vote and Comment. The Planning Commission held public hearings in <br />March and April. The Commission ultimately recommended approval of the document provided with a <br />vote of 6-0. Commissioners discussed the storage of fish houses, but ultimately did not recommend any <br />regulations. They also discussed what a boat is, did the storage regulations apply to canoes/ kayaks, etc. <br />They also discussed storage of boats on land in the lake yard, and ultimately elected to not introduce a <br />prohibition on boat storage in the lake yard. The commission felt that a condition of operability was <br />necessary, in response staff added a definition of operability. One commissioner felt that the 15 foot <br />setback between neighboring structures should be retained, but the rest of the commissioners did not <br />support the change. <br /> <br />4. Public Comment. No comments for or against the proposed amendment have been received. <br /> <br />5. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommends approval of the ordinance as drafted. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />The Council should approve, or direct changes to the ordinance as drafted. <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />A. Draft Ordinance <br />B. PC Staff report 4-19-2021 <br />C. PC Minutes 4-19-21 – Draft <br /> <br />References <br />LA20-47 Case file <br /> <br /> Item No.: 10 Date: May 10, 2021 <br />Item Description: LA20-000047 – Text Amendment Related to Boat Storage <br />Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP <br />Community Development Director <br />Agenda <br />Section: <br />Consent Agenda