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MIMTES OF THE ORONO PEANMNG C OMMISSION PUBLIC HE^tRlNG <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10.41, <br />B-2 EAKESHORE BUSINESS DISTRIC'T HEED ON Jl NE lV^ <br />Peterson liK*ught the manna t'wners had perhaps come to the same I'ondustons as ihc Planning <br />Commission which mas be the reas<>n there are no manna o\* tiers present. They ma> feel th.ii <br />their concerns had been discussed thr«.HiglKHit the meetings and it was ntH necessary to be in <br />attendance at this public hearing. Gaffrivn commented that he talked with one of the marina <br />owners recently who was aware of the public heanng. <br />Schroeder agreed that the City could do little to affect the physreal charactenstics of the mannas <br />tHil may be able to affect their operations, lie commented that Rowlette had originally suggested <br />that there may be some potential “other" uses that cinild he added to tltc code in c.xchangc for <br />getting better physical compliance. <br />Berg commented that she was pleased that snowmobiles were to come in as a conditional use <br />permit. <br />Smith agreed with comments made by ’ other members and felt an cxcelieni job had been done. <br />Peterson asked if staff had any feeling as to how Council winild react to the draft dated May 20, <br />1994 <br />Mabusih noted that the Mayor fuid staled the Planning Commission sh«mld leave the uses alone <br />and work with the performance standards. Members agreed Schroeder added that the u.scs <br />needed to be considered in order to deal w ith performance standards. He did not think marinas <br />were particularly bad iKighbors ami it was important for the City to continue to work with the <br />marinas. <br />Lindquist added that significant improvements had been made at Windward and Sailor ’s W’orld <br />as they came in for variances. Mabusth also stated that as the marinas want to make changes, <br />the City could require improvements. However, if the marinas don't come in for improvement <br />projects, the City has little clout in requiring improvements. <br />Rowlette stated the Planning Commission needed to address uses to get the marinas "in the door" <br />so the City could require improvements <br />Mabusih felt the marina owners started to rum when they saw that a "wish list" could require <br />changes from them, although at first the marina owners looked positively at increased conditional <br />uses. <br />Schroeder stated they should recommend to Council that the City should work with the marinas <br />and avoid any adversarial relationship*..