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To: From: Date: Subject: Chair HavvTi and Planning Commissioners Mike GafTron, Planning Dircclor July 10. 2001 Pending "Boat Storage" Ordinance Review - Options: Preliminary Discussion on July 16 or Set A Work Session Date The City Council on July 9 held a public hearing to obtain public input on whether the existing ordinances regarding boat storage on residential property needed to be changed. Approximately 25- 30 residents were in attendance, and excellent comments were received. The result is that Council has unanimously referred this matter to the Planning Commission with the following general direction: Consider increasing length of boats allowed to be stored w ithout screening Consider expanding and clarifying where boats can be stored on various t\pes of lots Consider what types of screening arc necessaiy and under what circuntstanccs or conditions, as well as wha' •' i-olor of boat co\erings arc appropriate If Planning Commission feels boat storage r guiaiions should K* more restrictive rather than less restrictive, or if you feel there shouldn't K* an\ limits on boat storage. Council is open-minded in terms of your recommendations; i.e. they didn't want to tie \our hands by providing the general direction above. Proccdurally. we can have some preliminary discussions at the July 16 meeting, or we can have a work session in late July or early August to discuss boat storage issues, so that stalT can draft an ordinance amendment for consideration at a public hearing at your August meeting, and final Council action in late August or early September. While Council acknowledged that their July 9 hearing may seem to have pre-empted Planning Commission's review process, stall'and Council wanted u sense of the public's position on this topic before sending Planning Commission on a w ild goose chase. It w as clear from the public comments ilut. w hile there are a w ide • .nge of opinions on boat storage, this is u lake community and people bought pror'.iy here expecti*', ‘ e able to store a boat on their property, to avoid high off-site storage costs, to be able to work o.. .leir boats at home, and to be good neigliK>rs. Many acknow ledged they are out of compliance now . and would prefer to be in compliance w ith an ordinance that they can liv e w iih. They generally don't want to ha% e or Jinances that aren't enforced or that aren't enforceable, but also don't want the City to create ordinances that will require added stafling. Many are satisfied with the current 'enforce only upt>n complaint' policy, although this generated discussion regarding neigliKirs "ratting" on each other for storage violations versus working it out in a neighbtuly way without bringing the City into it. I'm attaching a copy of the Council staff memo and the draft Council minutes from July 9. Please be prepared with some thoughts or questions on this topic for Monday evening's meeting. If PC wants to set a work session for late July/early August, that is also an option. 10