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ORONO cm' COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.2001 9, Storage of Boats on Residential Property—Ordinance 206^ 2^ Series—Continued ■ No screening is required for boats allowed to be stored outside. ■ Such K)ais may be stored to the side or rear of the residence and at least 10’ from lot lines. ■ Boats up to 20’ long may be stored in the dri\ eway in street yard of non-Iakeshore lots as long as they meet 10’ setback from lot lines, during JuneJuly-August. ■ Boats may be stored in lakeshore yard as long as they don’t block neighbors’ views of the lake. ■ Some sort of a Dispute Resolution Committee is suggested, and there should be some guidelines for who is eligible to make complaints about stored boats. Comments received at the Public Hearing suggested that many people currently store boats on their property that are non-conforming and people felt the ordinance was too restrictive. They also felt olT-site storage costs would be in effect an extra tax. A majority of people were against requiring screening. Tliere was a strong sentiment that neighbors should work out any issues without the City’s involvement. Stall recommendexi the follow ing: ■ A maximum length of 30’ without screening, which is a 50*/o increase over the current standard. ■ A grandfatlier clause allowing K>ats over 30’ that ha\ e been sti>red on a site in the pa.st 24 months to remain, but new boats or new property owners would be expected to conform. ■ No screening required for outside storage, but white shrink-wrap is preferred but not required. ■ Boats must be stored at least 5’ from lot lines and must be at least 15’ from any neighboring residence structure. ■ Tor lakeshore lots bt>ats ina> be stored in lakeshore yard os long os they don’t significantly impact a neighbor’s view s of the lake. ■ for non-Iakeshore lots boats may be stored in side yard and rear yard mcx'ting boat .setback requirements, and boats up to 20’ long may be stored in a front yard dri\ eway mcreting setback requirements during the months of May-September. ■ Licensing, operability/restoration. and principal residence guidelines i per Planning Commission recommendation. ■ Complaints regarding a boat stored in the lakeshore yard and impacting a neighbor’s views of the lake will be refenei to a dispute resolution committee consisting of the Planning Director, the Building Ofllcial. and a member of the Planning & Zoning Department staff. Gaffron stated staff had not included any requirements as to who could or could not complain in neir recommendation, such os: the person complaining must be directly affected by tliat which they are complaining about. So a person living 2 miles from a boat