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0 MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 1994 not diminishing the neighboring real estate values but specifically references businesses located to service boats for recreational purposes. This came from the 1975 Council. Peterson thought this could be written as proposed. Subdivision 2 deals with definitions. Peterson thought this was pretty straightforward. Gaffron continued with discussion of Subdivision 4 which requires a review of any application for a building permit to do work at a marina and questioned if reference to the Lake Use Committee should be omitted. Peterson asked what the Orono code says when a marina does not pay for a license. Gaffron responded that all of the marinas regularly pay their license fees. The City has denied the issuance of the license to a number of them for various lengths of time, however, no action was taken to stop their operation. Peterson noted that from a legal standpoint if the City cashes the check, they have granted them a license. Peterson indicated he would remain after the meeting to discuss any personal comments or concerns of the people present. Smith asked if another work session should be scheduled after the joint work session on March • 11. DeSantis commented that he had a problem with the "List of Uses" being submitted to the Council which indicates that the list has been agreed upon and, in fact, there is not agreement. He felt the Council could have pre- conceived ideas. He questioned what should be a permitted use. Smith suggested re- ranking or marking up the list so the Planning Commission had something in writing to refer to. Gaffron reviewed the definitions of uses. A permitted use means it can be the primary and only use for that site. If there is vacant land, one of these uses could be the only use. For example, a marina owner or neighbor would not want to see a piece of vacant land with nothing on it but a sign which is why it is considered an accessory use. Accessory use means it is secondary to one of the permitted uses. He thought boat rental could be considered as a permitted use. Conditional uses are things the City will allow a marina to do if a set of standards is met that has been set up in the code. Gaffron noted the right hand list is a list of items that were discussed at the various work sessions with the majority opinion being they should not be included as a use within the B -2 zone. Dunn suggested the Planning Commission take the "List of Uses" to the Council and go through each item to get their input. 6