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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MAY 26, 1987 #1112 & 1142 SMITH BAY MARINA & YACHT CLUB CONT. Art Tourangeau, 2060 Spates Avenue, noted that the he is in favor of the parking lot with certain restrictions on the plan such as height of trees, and also the summer hours the lot wi 11 be open. Councilmember Callahan stated he felt the project is an improvement over what is presently there, but felt it is an intensification of commercial use because by making a unit complex of commercial activities there. It was moved by Mayor Grabek, seconded by Councilmember Sime, to conceptually approve the proposal for the marina and retail areas and table for the June 8th meeting action on the issue of 1950 Shoreline Drive until pending ve_-fication of neighbors' feelings of the parking lot rwg,;rding winter boat storage and to in%estigate th-, feasibility of the walkway across County Road 15. Motion: Ayes 4, Nays 1. Councilmember Callahan voted nay because he is opposed to the parking lot. Allan Nettles, 11,40 Shoreline Drive, and Dan Crear, 1980 Spates Avenue, a -rived later in the meeting to express their opposition to the winter storage of boats on 1950 Shoreline Drive They both agreed that the summer parking area was ,igrecable to them. #1117 WILLARD C. SHULL 1125 SPRING HILL RC -AD VARIANCE RESOLUTION Mr. & Mrs. Willard C. Shull were present for this matter. Mr. Shull explained his request for a varian •e for a boat ramp to draw the boat up and -it of the ti.atEr to be stored on his l'ot. He noted the hardships are the water conditions on this property and there is a lot of wildlife around (including muskrats and beavers who are known to chew at the housing of boats), also the vegetation because of the Woldsfeld Creek f lowing into bong Lake causing problems with the steering mechanism, planing control apparatus, and sensing device for the speedometer. He noted that algae adheres to and eats into the gelco on a fiberglass boat pausing the surface to be damaged. In addition, mooring at a dock would require a more• substantial dock because of the unstable lake bed with potential wave action pulling up the dock and moving the boat. Shull would like to limit canstrustion of this magnitude on T,onq Lake because of the conservation easement.