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• MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994 • DeSantis made the statement that each marina should be considered individually instead of trying to make all marinas fit under the same code. Schroeder responded that there is a problem creating an ordinance for each marina. The conditional use permit is a mechanism to allow for "hand- crafting" each marina. Anderson asked why snowmobile rental has to be removed from the list if it could be considered as a conditional use. Schroeder responded the feeling is that, generally speaking, the community would be against snowmobile rental but may not be so against snowmobile sales. Anderson felt if snowmobile rental was removed, that would mean snowmobile use for club members would also be removed. As a conditional use, there may be a possibility for snowmobile use. Members agreed that on- demand launch and boat clubs should be left as conditional uses and will be controlled through a conditional use permit application. Gaffron lead discussion on charter boat port-of -call reviewing that parking was proposed at one parking space per three seats on the boat. Parking, late -night activity, traffic safety as boaters leave, and hours of operation are all potential issues. Schroeder did not feel this would be objectionable as long as the hours of operation and parking issues were addressed and could be controlled under a conditional use permit. Blomberg had no problem with charter boats if common courtesy were used. She stated there had been some problems with late night returns but the police had been called and took care of the situation. Nolan noted that enforcement of hours would be important. Zullo pointed out that in Excelsior and Wayzata the marinas and public docks are in commercial areas so there is more public parking to accommodate charter boat users. Gaffron asked if the Planning Commission wanted this amenity to be available to the public. If so, where should it happen? Enlow asked if the Orono marinas could operate out of those places already in existence. The boat could be parked at an Orono marina but would pick up people at other locations. Gaffron noted this would be a different concept and there probably would not be a problem parking a 50 foot boat at any of the marinas. Anderson asked for direction on the charter boat issue because he has an assumed contract on one left at North Shore Drive Marina. Gaffron responded that it has been allowed to happen in the past because charter boats were not addressed in the code. Anderson was concerned about the parking restrictions so that he would not be caught in the middle of major changes. G