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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,May 23,2011 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (9. #11-3503 PUBLIC HEARING-CITY OF ORONO-ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> LAKESHORE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS: DOCK RENTAL, Continued) <br /> Mattick asked Council Member Rahn if there is a difference between allowing the neighbor who doesn't <br /> have lakeshore access to dock their boat at their property all season long as opposed to someone who is <br /> not over their boat count and sells their dock space on E-Bay for a season. <br /> Rahn stated the difference he sees is that it doesn't become a parking issue because the person is typically <br /> just walking across the street. Rahn questioned why the City would care if dock rental occurs if the <br /> property owner is not over their BSUs. <br /> Gaffron noted the LMCD does not check until they get up to the level of four boats and then every one of <br /> those needs to be registered to the property owner. Gaffron stated the issue for the LMCD is at what level <br /> they can spend time enforcing dock rental. <br /> Rahn indicated he was told the LMCD checks when someone is over their allowable boat count and that it <br /> would be interesting to know if the LMCD has any type of allowance for having someone's boat there for <br /> 30 days or less. Rahn indicated it was his understanding that the LMCD did have some method for <br /> allowing a boat at someone's dock that is not licensed to the property owner. <br /> Rahn stated he would like to discuss this further at a work session and have Staff check with LMCD and <br /> perhaps other lakeshore cities. Rahn stated the question is whether the Council wants Staff to be <br /> duplicating what the LMCD already does. <br /> Acting Mayor Printup opened the public hearing at 8:56 p.m. <br /> Dennis Walsh, 1354 Rest Point Circle,stated this is just another example of government attempting to get <br /> into peoples'lives and telling them what to do. Walsh stated LMCD will come out if you complain and <br /> that in his view the appropriate measures are already in place. <br /> Walsh commented he would like to know how something like this gets on the City Council agenda <br /> without discussing it first at a work session. Walsh asked if City Staff is running the City Council <br /> meetings or if the City Council is putting its own items on the agenda. <br /> Bremer noted this item was before the Planning Commission and came about as a result of public input. <br /> Gabriel Jabbour,985 Tonkawa Road, stated in his opinion Orono has lost its soul and is playing a game <br /> called potluck supper and they're hoping to hit the right pot. The Council has forgotten who we are and <br /> where we are going. Jabbour commented that every single item on the agenda is discussed to death and is <br /> then voted on its merit based on how it will fit into the City's overall plan. The Council does not question <br /> why people did things a certain way in the'70s or'80s or 2000's. Jabbour stated in 1975 the City adopted <br /> ordinances that prohibited lots from having docks that do not have a primary structure. <br /> Gaffron indicated that is correct. <br /> Jabbour stated in the 1980s,the City took a property owner to court and prevailed from allowing him to <br /> have a dock without a primary structure. If the house is torn down,a person cannot have a dock without a <br /> principal structure regardless of the cost of the property. <br /> Page 19 of 24 <br />