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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,2001 9. Storage of Boats oa Rcsidcatial Profcrfy —Ordiaaocc 206,2*^ Series GafTron stated that before Council was a draft Ordinance amendment regarding storage of boats on residential property. The Planning Commission reviewed the Ordinance based on comments received at a Public Hearing. Staff re\ iewed the issue and presented a ^commendation that dilTered slightly from the Planning Commission's. The Planning Commission recommended that the ordinance incorporate the following concepts: ■ All boats stored outside must be licensed to the properly owiter/occupant and must be operable, or under active restoration for up to 2 years. ■ Site must have a principal residence in order to store boats. ■ Ma.ximum dimensions of boats allowed to be stored outside are 44' long and 13.S' high. ■ No screening is rcquired for boats allowed to be .stored outside. ■ Such boats 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 drivcw'ay in street yard of non-lakcshorc lots 05 long os they meet 10* setback from lot lines, during Junc-July-August. ■ Boats may be stored in lakeshorc yatd 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 restricti\ e. They also felt olT-sitc storage costs w ould be in effect on extra tax. A majority of people were against requiring screening. There wtis a strong sentiment that neighbors should work out any issues without the City's involvement. Staff recommended the following: ■ A ma.ximum length of 30' without screening, which is a 50®/o increase over the current standard. ■ A grandfather clause allowing boats over 30' that have been stored on a site in the past 24 months to remairu but new boats or new property owners would be expected to confonn. ■ No screening required for outside storage, but white shrink-wrap is preferred but not required. ■ Boats must be stored at least S' from lot lines and must be at least 15* from any neighboring residence structure.