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0 MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1994 Gaffron read from a handout regarding additional performance standards which have been in place since the mid- 1970s. The first one pertains to suitable sanitary facilities which all our marinas now have available. Not all the marinas have a boat head pumpout station in the marina but if they all did maybe that would be overkill. No one has complained that the facility is not available. Item B states all means of access to the operation from any street shall be so located to avoid the routing of vehicles from the property over streets that serve abutting residential areas. All access roads shall be paved 30'. Item C reads all lighting on the premises shall be shielded. Item D limits the hours of running engines for purpose of running auxiliary equipment or testing from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. It doesn't mean that you can't have boats going out into the evening but the general noisiness of testing engines should be limited. Gaffron mentioned the existing noise ordinance on land which states noise shall not extend past your property boundaries. Item E talks about maximum hours of operation from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for retail sales and service except that is necessary to support normal fishing activity or other uses granted by the Council. Normal fishing activity probably doesn't include a fishing tournament. Gaffron said fishing tournament permits don't necessarily stop the problems but do warn all other agencies of the event. iItem F states at all times docks, seawalls and premises be kept in a neat and orderly manner. This can be dealt with by working with the owner. Dunn stated that Item E covers a reasonable operational time but the reference to auxiliary equipment in Item D could present a problem and perhaps needs to be defined. Rowlette suggested rewording Item E to be more specific. • Gaffron proceeded with Item G, persons in charge shall prohibit the dumping of garbage, etc. Rowlette suggested rewording Item G to encourage recycling. Camilo Castellon inquired if there are any provisions to enclose increasingly large garbage cans from the view of neighbors. Gaffron felt that the code does not do a good job of requiring screening for dumpsters. Peterson said the intent is to make receptacles available and convenient for people to use. Gaffron stated there seem to be two concerns - the small can that is handy and the dumpster that those small cans are dumped into. He suggested screening the dumpsters but the cans could be visible. Item 8 references no commercial docks or boat buoys shall extend further into waters than is reasonably necessary to accommodate docking and mooring of such craft. The length of docks shall be regulated by the City Code. Gaffron stated presently they are not regulated by code except by reference to old LMCD codes. The code also states that all such commercial docks and wharves shall be constructed and maintained of such materials and of such type of construction as will not render them unsafe or likely to endanger public enjoyment of the waters. There is nothing in our code that defines what is a safe dock. The LMCD does not have design or structural standards. Perhaps there are safety standards we could get into. The addition to 5