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L <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,2001 <br />9. Storage of Boats on Residential Froperty^-Ordinance 206,2^ Series^-Contimted <br />For lakeshore lots boats may be stored in lakeshore yard os long as they don't <br />significantly impact a neighbor ’s view's of the lake. <br />For non-lakcshorc lots boats may be stored in side yard and rear yard meeting boat <br />setback requirements, and boats up to 20’ long may be stored in a front yard driveway <br />meeting setback requirements during the months of May-September. <br />Licensing, operabilit)/restoration, and principal residence guidelines os per Planning <br />Commission recommendation. <br />Complaints regarding a boat stored in the lakeshore yard and impacting a neighbor’s <br />views of the lake will be referred to a dispute resolution committee consisting of the <br />Planning Director, the Building Official, and a member of the Planning & Zoning <br />Department staff. <br />GafTron stated staff had not included any requirements as to who could or could not <br />complain in tltcir recommendation, such as: the person complaining must be directly <br />affected by that which they are complaining about. So a person living 2 miles from a boat <br />stored in sight of passers-by could not complain. He suggested Council might consider <br />such a proposal. Council was handed a copy of Minnetonka’s ordinance, which docs <br />include a statement about w ho can complain. <br />I Ic stated that the ordinance before them reflected siatFs recommendations, not the <br />Planning Commission ’s. <br />Snnsevere stated that he felt any citizen has a right to complain about a situation, lie was <br />in favor of the grandfathering clause and approved a more lenient ordinance. <br />Flint stated he was interested in the Minnetonka ordinance, but was not a*ady to adopt such <br />a restriction. Overall, he preferred flexibility and letting citizens police each other, lie <br />approved of the staff recommendations. <br />Sansevere stated he is concerned that a boat too big to trailer could be improperb blocked <br />and topple, injuring someone or damaging property. GafTron stated that there arc no <br />requirements regarding blocking, but the City could require blocks be inspected. <br />Rich Anderson of 3205 Crystal Bay Road stated that usually the maximum size of a <br />trailered boat is 27’. He owiis North Shore Marina and stated even he would not approve <br />someone ’s blocking because the ground changes with the spring thaw and something <br />secure in winter could fail in the spring. <br />Gar>' Welsh of 1214 Wildhurst Trail stated that boat o\N-ners w*ouId ty pically be careful <br />about blocking their boats because of the expense of the boat.