01-18-2022 Planning Commission Packet

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• Date Application Received: 12/15/2021 Date Application Considered as Complete:01/03/2022OAT 60-Day Review Period Expires: 03/04/2022 • To: Chair Kirchner and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator F� �G� 4kESHO'- From: Melanie Curtis, Planner 111GO Date: 18 January 2022 Subject: #LA21-000077, PKA Architecture o/b/o Long Lake Rowing Crew, 455 East Long Lake Rd—Summit Beach Park Zoning Text Amendment; Conditional Use Permit; Hardcover Variance Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a Text Amendment to permit a new conditional use in the LR-1A district; a Conditional Use Permit to construct a new facility for Long Lake Rowing Crew training and equipment storage on the property; and a hardcover variance. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the text amendment allowing for a rowing club as a conditional use. Staff further recommends approval of the Conditional Use permit with conditions as outlined on page 7. • Background In the fall of 2019,the Long Lake Rowing Crew (LLRC)approached the City about the prospect of partnering to construct a boathouse at Orono's Summit Beach Park. The Park Commission considered the proposal at two meetings November 2019 (packet and minutes attached as Exhibits M & N) and March 2020(packet and minutes attached as Exhibits 0 & P). In July 2020,the City Council reviewed the LLRC's request(packet and minutes attached as Exhibits Q& R). No formal action was taken by the Council. Rather,the purpose of the meeting was to allow the applicant to introduce the proposal and to receive input from residents. Individual Council members provided their initial thoughts and guidance to the club and to the community. Comments centered on the benefits of private public partnerships for our parks and the need for there to be balance (between the size of any facility and nature of the park) and the need to maintain dialog moving forward. Request Summary Rowing clubs are not a specific listed use in the Zoning Code,though the Council could find them similar to golf courses, country clubs,tennis clubs,which are conditional uses in the residential districts. Summit Beach Park is located within the LR-1A zoning district; publicly owned parks are permitted uses within this district. With this application the LLRC is requesting consideration of an amendment to add "rowing clubs" as an allowed conditional use within the LR-1A zoning district.Additionally, if amenable to the proposed text amendment,the LLRC requests approval of a conditional use permit (CUP)for the rowing club. Contingent upon formalization of a public-private partnership agreement with the City,the applicant requests CUP approval to construct the Long Lake Community Rowing Center on the property.There are hardcover improvements proposed within the 75-foot setback which require variances.