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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, DECEMBER 8,2003 <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS —LIZ HAWN, REPRESENTATIVE <br />Hawn stated she would not be able to comment on Item 10,745 Spring Hill Road, as she <br />was an interested party. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />Charles and Jerri Tim of 2885 County Road 6 were concerned about the City Ordinance <br />passed on November 24"* concerning outdoor storage of large vehicles. <br />Mr. Tim stated he was retired Navy and had done his time serving this country, and he <br />could not believe the ordinance was passed without his being notified. He stated the <br />ordinance would destroy his livelihood. He keeps a dump truck parked on his 2 '/i acre <br />property. He asked that Council rescind the ordinance or grandfather clause his vehicle. <br />He asked the City for permission to get the dump truck 4-years ago and it had been <br />approved. <br />Gaffron stated that an ordinance was passed at the last council meeting regarding storage <br />of vehicles on private property. Large vehicles stored on private property need to meet a <br />number of performance standards: minimum acreage, minimum setbacks, interior storage, <br />and other things. The Planning Commission had discussed the ordinance and it was <br />adopted by the Council. <br />Mr. Tim stated the ordinance didn't make sense to him, and he had contacted the attorney <br />general, who also felt it didn't make sense. <br />Mayor Peterson asked Gaflron and Barrett about a grandfather clause, which she said had <br />not really been discussed when the ordinance was passed. <br />Gaffron stated that the use of the vehicle was not being taken away. Storage of the <br />vehicle was not a use, but a performance standard. <br />Mayor Peterson asked what Mr. Tim would have to do to keep his vehicle. Gaffron <br />replied he would have to meet the performance criteria listed in the ordinance. <br />Sansevere stated he was concerned by the fact that Mr. Tim had been approved for the <br />vehicle, and now the ordinance created a hardship for him. <br />Mr. Tim asked w hy they required a minimum of 5-acres. Gaffron replied that vehicles of <br />that kind create noise and vibrations that disturb the neighbors. On a larger property, the <br />impact is potentially minimized. <br />i <br />v:- <br />\% <br />' t- <br />i i <br />n