Laserfiche WebLink
Metadata
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015 Laserfiche. All rights reserved.
Date: 7 March 2012 <br /> To: Chair Schoenzeit <br /> Planning Commission Members ( / <br /> From: Melanie Curtis Planning Coordinator UV ,v <br /> RE: 11-3503 - Dock Rental <br /> Attachments: <br /> 1. Draft Ordinance (May 2011) <br /> 2. Draft Council Minutes 02/27/2012 (not attached- will be handed out Weds at the meeting) <br /> 3. Dock Rental Information Flyers <br /> 4. Memo: Dock Rental Code Background 05/12/2011 <br /> 5. Council Minutes 05/22/2011 <br /> 6. PC Minutes 05/16/2011 <br /> 7. LMCD Summary of Authorized Dock Use Area & Boat Density Restrictions <br /> 8. Code Comparison Chart—LMCD vs Orono (prepared by Staff) <br /> Summary: <br /> In May of 2011 the Planning Commission and City Council reviewed a potential amendment to the Zoning <br /> Code to address the multiple sections which apply to dock rental in residential districts. The amendment was <br /> moved forward by the Planning Commission yet tabled by the City Council for further study and discussion. It <br /> was recently placed on the February 27th Council agenda for discussion and direction. <br /> Historically Orono has regulated boat ownership at residential docks for the following reasons: <br /> • Slip rental at residential docks has history of negative impacts on Orono neighborhoods such as: <br /> ✓ traffic <br /> ✓ noise and activity at odd hours <br /> ✓ unknown persons in neighborhood <br /> • Parking is a concern <br /> • Likely increases number(i.e. density)of boats using the lake <br /> • Orono residents are familiar with ordinance and request enforcement on a regular basis during <br /> boating season (typically 8-10 complaints received annually) <br /> • Provision of residential dock space to non-lakeshore owners has been regulated in Orono since 1962 <br /> • Forces commercial use of property to stay in commercial zones where it is expected to be, and where <br /> it has minimal impact on neighborhoods <br /> From 1962 through 1994, Orono codes allowed one or two boats not belonging to the owner/renter/occupant <br /> of a property to be stored at a residential dock in a residential zone in the City. In 1995,the code was revised <br /> so that no boats not belonging to the owner/renter/occupant of a property could be stored at a residential <br /> dock in a residential zone. That is the current code. The proposed new code language reviewed by the PC and <br /> Council at the May 2011 meetings and the recent February 27th City Council meeting was intended to simplify <br /> and clarify the existing code language, but would not change the intent or impact of the code nor the way the <br /> code is enforced. <br /> At the February 27, 2012 meeting,the Council did not approve the dock rental ordinance amendment. On a <br /> vote of 3-1, Council directed staff to proceed with drafting two new alternatives for revising the code, and <br />