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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,May 16,2022 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Ressler moved,Kirchner seconded,to approve LA22-000018 text amendment related to setbacks <br /> for irrigation systems as proposed.VOTE: Ayes: 7,Nays 0. <br /> 4. LA22-000019 TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO DOCKS AND EASEMENTS FOR <br /> DOCKS IN THE SEASONAL RECREATIONAL ZONING(RS)DISTRICT.THE <br /> AMENDMENT CLARIFIES CURRENT REGULATION ALLOWING BIG ISLAND <br /> OWNERS TO GRANT DOCK EASEMENTS FOR INTERIOR BIG ISLAND LOTS.(STAFF: <br /> JEREMY BARNHART) <br /> Barnhart gave a presentation noting a couple of years ago the City drafted an ordinance amendment that <br /> allowed Big Island lakeshore property owners to grant an easement to interior property owners.This <br /> easement for dock access is unique to Big Island and is not allowed anywhere else in the City. Today they <br /> are proposing to take the Code and add it to the zoning district so the user can find it easier.They are not <br /> changing practice or removing any rights,the City is just saying as it is allowed in the subdivision Code, <br /> they are now allowing it in the zoning Code. <br /> Chair McCutcheon opened the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. <br /> Chair McCutcheon closed the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. <br /> Ressler moved,Peterson seconded,to approve LA 22-000019 text amendment related to docks and <br /> easements for docks in the seasonal Recreational Zoning(RS)district.VOTE: Ayes: 7,Nays 0. <br /> 5. A22-000021 TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO EXTERIOR STORAGE IN R DISTRICTS <br /> RELATING TO VEHICLE PARKING SURFACES. THE ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE <br /> VEHICLES TO BE LICENSED,OPERABLE,AND PARKED ON A HARD SURFACE. <br /> (STAFF: JEREMY BARNHART) <br /> Barnhart stated this text amendment is intended to clarify the regulation for the general user who may not <br /> understand the nuances of the City Code.The way the Code is written,extended parking of vehicles is <br /> considered hardcover. When the City is reacting to complaints about junk cars or debris, one issue they <br /> cite is the expansion of hardcover and some people get confused by that.The idea behind this change is to <br /> identify and require that the parking of vehicles be located on hardcover: concrete,asphalt, or gravel. <br /> Bollis spoke about the example of boat storage on a larger rural lot,noting someone storing a boat <br /> seasonally is now required to put hardcover under that all summer long versus hardcover that would only <br /> be there in winter.Bollis sees the intent but does not know that it should be blanket across all R districts. <br /> It does not make sense to him, especially in some of those larger districts,to require hardcover under a <br /> surface that would be there all the time,whether a boat or RV is stored there or not.He said even with a <br /> hobby farm, a tractor parked outside would be considered the same thing. In Bollis' opinion it needs more <br /> thought as to what districts this should be in and what the overall effect would be to require this <br /> hardcover. <br /> Chair McCutcheon opened the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. <br /> Daniel Phipps,464 North Shore Drive, asked when they would pursue this issue about the hardcover <br /> further. He has a rental house next to him with four vehicles,three boats, and an enclosed trailer on the <br /> grass. The boats are there all year long and he considers it an eyesore,as do some of the other neighbors. <br /> Page 3 of 8 <br />