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mm^. <br />■MM <br />i& <br />mm <br />■ <br />0'^ <br />'i ;• ' • <br />'^wmu <br />■ -V;^ - <br />,-:'i- ■ <br />mmMmm,-iMM*^. ij^is ■-' ►' ’■■ .-> <br />I^pf^. <br />■■ <br />■ <br />fe>»%S’i>r'-,IP <br />m <br />SvV <br />' W^‘ <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING <br />HELD FEBRUARY 10, 1992 <br />8EPTIC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - CONT. <br />It was movad by Mayor Peterson, seconded by Goetten, to adopt <br />Ordinance #100, Second Series, septic ordinance amendment <br />proposed. Ayes 4, nays 0. <br />k -:*rr <br />(#11) MARINA LICENSE APPLICATION UPDATE <br />Qoetten expressed concern that the Lake Use Committee was not <br />scheduied to meet for another month, and felt that with spring fast <br />approaching this issue should be addressed immediately. She <br />suggested the Committee also look at the B-2 zoning district. She <br />asked Barrett how far the City could push marina owners to comply <br />with the ordinances. <br />Barrett noted the City has a right to focus licensing authority on <br />issues that relate to the shore-side Impacts created by these <br />marinas. He cautioned them that water-side issues are out of the <br />City’s jurisdiction. <br />Moorse reviewed that when the marina ordinances were adopted they <br />were quite restrictive and therefore variances wers granted to <br />existing marinas. He suggested they review exactly what has been <br />approved for each marina. <br />Jabbour noted that reslaents of Orono are concerned how Orono is <br />treating mar I na owners. He questioned Orono’s IiabiI Ity in letting <br />certain marinas to have financial advantage by not making them pay <br />for an annual license. <br />I!1 <br />Barrett felt the City would not be liable for such actions, but <br />felt the City would be best served by consistent enforcement of the <br />ordinances.i <br />JoEllen Hurr felt It was advantageous for the City and the LMCD to <br />Jointly look at these issues and she encouraged the City to issue <br />licenses to marinas. <br />Callahan reviewed that it has become very expensive for the City <br />to enforce Its marina ordinance in relation to the benefit and <br />noted in the past the LMCD has been considered by the City to be <br />regulator of the marinas. He pointed out the event at a marina on <br />Brown’s Bay when the LMCD Just went ahead and reacted to the <br />probiem. He stated that the marinas are having some financial <br />difficulty, and noted that they do perform a service to the public <br />and the removal of the marinas to be replaced by fishing boats Is <br />not a desireable move. He pointed out that many residential lots <br />In Orono are guilty of storing junk. Just as the marlnas are guilty <br />of such storage. <br />V