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I Memo - Section 10.41 May 31. 1994 Page 3 • Subdivision 6 This section adds a long list of allowable "accessory uses”. The B-2 Zone is the only commercial or residential zone in Orono with no code allowance for accessory uses. The planning Commission reviewed each proposed accessory use in the context that it must be subsidiary to a pemucted use. No accessory use can exist unless a permitted use exists on the property. One of the Planning Commission ’s primary concerns was that reasonable accessory uses be allowed, and per the format of Orono ’s zoning code, uses not listed are not allowed This resulted in a fairly long list of accessory uses which are relatively specific in scope. It also resulted in careful review of those uses which should be ondition al rather than accessory'. • Subdivision 7 . ^ . u- This section adds a list of conditional uses, including boat clubs, on-demand launching. transient launching, chaner boat port-of-call. lake/lake structure maintenance base, and snowmobile sales/service. Planning Commission found that each of these uses may be a legitimate and reasonable activitv at a marina within the B-2 Zone under certain circumstances, the common concern being adequate parking on the site. Note that all listed conditional uses are proposed to be allowed only for marinas that are in compliance with the landscaping and screening requirements. ......................... Boat clubs were recognized as an alternative to individual boat ownership, that woula expand the usage of a given boat with potential for increasing the percentage of boats in use at the peak times. A limit on the percentage of boats at a given marina allowed for boat club use was considered but not recommended. - On-demand launching of customer owned boats stored on the business site requires not only customer parking but boat/trailer storage space. It is perhaps unpredictable whether LMCD will require licensing of non-rack storage space for such use. although LMCD does currently license rack spaces for on-demand launching. Again, absent an intent by the City to fiinher regulate numbers of boats on the lake, site congestion and provision of adequate parking are the main concerns. u n ■> Public transient boat launchin2 via a ramp has historically been addressed in the B-- parking requirements (Subd. 8) but was never listed as a permitted or conditional use. Adequate parking is the main concern, and Planning Commission suggests that Counc be able to control the hours of operation. . Use of a site for a charter boat port-of-cail relies on adequate parking primarily, but may also have negative impacts on neighboring property owners* The proposed wor mg allows the Cit\’ to place appropriate conditions on this use to protect the public interest. - Planning Commission acknowledged that a lake/lake strucmre maintenance operations base mav be a "necessary evil", providing a location for the less attractive but necessary lake maintenance activities to occur. The wording allows Council to limit sue operaiiom: at Council ’s discretion. u v,- r f - Allowing snowmobile sales and service as a conditional use was e su jec o considerable discussion by the Planning Commission and some marina operators.