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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANMMl COMMISSION WORK SESSION <br />WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, I9!M <br />DeSantis made \hc statement that each manna shiuild be considered individually instead of trying <br />to make all marinas fit under the same cvxle. Schroeder respoiuled that there is a problem <br />creating an ordinance tor each marina. The conditional use permit is a mechanism to allow for <br />"hand-crafting" each marina. <br />Anderson asked why snowmobile rental has to be remosed fn'in the list if it could be considered <br />as a conditional use. Schroeder responded the feeling is that. geiKrally speaking, the community <br />would be against snowmobile rental but may not be so against snowmobile sales. Anderson felt <br />if snowmobile rental was reimived. that wa>uld mean snowmobile use for club members wanild <br />also be removed. As a coixlitional use. there may be a possibility for snowmobile use. <br />Members agreed that on-demand launch aral boat clubs should be left as conditional uses and <br />will be controlled through a conditional use permit application. <br />Gaffron lead discussion on charter N>at port-of-call review ing that parking was proposed at one <br />parking space per three scats on the bt>at. Parking, late-night activity, traffic safety as boateis <br />leave, and hours of operation are all potential issues. Schroeder did not feel this would be <br />objectionable as long as the hours of iiperation and parking issues were addressed and could be <br />controlled under a conditional use permit. <br />Blomberg had no problem with charter boats if comrm>n courtesy were used. She stated there <br />had been some problems with late night returns but the police had been called and took care of <br />the situation. Nolan noted that enforcement of hours would be important. <br />Zullo pointed out that in Excelsior and Wayzata the marinas and public diKks are in commercial <br />areas so there is more public parking to accommodate charter boat users. <br />Gaffron asked if the Planning Commission wanted this amenity to be available to the public. <br />If so, where should it happen? <br />Enlow' asked if the Orono marinas could operate out of those places already in existence. The <br />boat could be parked at an Orono marina but would pick up people at other locations. Gaffron <br />noted this would be a different concept and there probably would not be a problem parking a <br />50 fiH)t boat at any of the marinas. <br />Anderson asked lor direction on the charter boat issue because he has an assumed contract on <br />one left at North Shore Drive Marina. Gaffron responded that it has been allowed to happen <br />in the past because charter boats were not addressed in the code. Anderson was concerned about <br />the parking restrictions so that he would not be caught in the middle of majtir changes.