02-02-1994 Planning Work Session

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION ^VEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1994 ROLL The Orono Planning Commission met on the above date with the following members present. Chair Charles Schroeder. Candy Rowlette, Dale Lindquist, Charles Nolan Jr., and Sandy Smith. City staff was represented bv Budding & Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth and Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator Michael Gaffron. Members of the public present were Gary- DeSantis and Richard Anderson representing Sailors World; Mike Hilbelink. area realtor: - teve Brown. 3262 North Shore Drive; Don Peterson. 3048 North Shore Drive; Bev Blomberg. alSO North Shore Dnve; and Lee Fischbach. 3135 North Shore Drive. The meeting was called to order at 5:20 p.m. Chairman Schroeder welcomed the members of the public present, gave a brief overview of the Committee’s work to date, and asked them to feel free to ask questions and provide input as the discussions progressed. Schroeder suggested the Planning Commission begin by reviewing the lists of pemined. accessory and conditional uses generated at the last meeting, and attempt to reach some conclusion as to whether or not specific uses are annropnate for the B-2 zone, and i appropriate, are they in the correct use category. After brief discussion, the Plannmg Commission concluded that the listed permitted uses, includmg rental of in-water boat s ips, sales of boats, motors, trailers and manna accessories, repair and servicmg of boats, on-Ian storage of boats in summer and winter, marine fuel sales, and bait and tishing tackle sales were all reasonable and historically allowed uses in the B-2 zone, and each of the listed uses could stand on its own as a primary use of a B-2 property. There was some discussion ^ fact that sale of boats and boating equipment did not necessanly rely on bemg adjacent to a body of water, but it was acknowledged that such use has long been an ^owed use in the current code although specifically discouraged in the Comprehensive Plan. There was also discussion regarding the appropriateness of boat storage, especially winter storage of boats but all geLrally concurred that where problems with that use occur they should be addressed by specific performance standards. The Planning CommUsion then moved on to review the list of accessory uses. Gfffro" that signs are an accessory use that is regulated elsewhere in the code, and Schroeder mdicated that signs were certainlv a reasonable item for a commercial property if properly regulated. Schroeder also noted that the requirement for boat head pump out is m the code and ^uch a ure. coupled with a portable head dumping sution. is appropriate as an accessory use for this zone. All concurred. The new item listed, fishing tournaments, generated some public discussion. Bev Bloraberg indicated that on occasion fishing tournaments were Mt a good neighbor, involving early I^Lg activity such as engines revving and the Nauonal Anthem on a loudspeaker at 6:00 a.m. 1