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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 16,2001 <br /> (Report of Planning Commission,Continued) <br /> Mabusth stated she attended the July 9th meeting where Council denied the application for the <br /> Cables on Ivy Place for their request to allow an ice house to remain on the property. Council tabled <br /> the application on Park Drive for a garage addition because Council couldn't find sufficient <br /> hardships. Mabusth distributed information on variance hardships received from John Shardlow and <br /> Bruce Malkerson. <br /> (#10)PENDING BOAT STORAGE ORDINANCE REVIEW-PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION <br /> Planning Commission members felt a work session would be the best method to discuss boat storage <br /> and discuss the information provided by Gaffron in the memo dated July 10, 2001. <br /> Gaffron explained that because notice was giving prior to the July 9 Council meeting when boat <br /> storage was initially discussed,potentially it could be considered a public hearing. Gaffron added <br /> that it was the intent to have a Planning Commission work session, draft a proposed ordinance <br /> amendment following the work session which would be at a public hearing at the next Planning <br /> Commission meeting, and then have the ordinance go to Council for adoption at the end of August. <br /> Gaffron indicated that the public at the Council meeting were interested in having larger <br /> boats that they could store on their property without screening. <br /> Stoddard requested that Gaffron review two things prior to the work session. <br /> 1) White plastic versus blue plastic. He had heard that in the south white is used <br /> because it doesn't absorb the heat; while blue plastic is used in the north <br /> because when there is heavy snow or ice,the blue plastic absorbs and melts <br /> the moisture. <br /> 2) Seasonal storage. He has observed some boats that have been on a property <br /> year-round for several years. <br /> Fritzler commented that vehicles that are unlicensed and inoperable are addressed in Orono's <br /> code, however boats are not. It may be an option to pursue for boats as well. Gaffron stated <br /> that these ordinances have been enforced by the Building and Zoning staff rather than the <br /> Police Department. <br /> A work session to discuss boat storage was scheduled for July 31 at 8:00 a.m. in the Council <br /> Chambers. <br /> (#11) OTHER ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION <br /> None <br /> PAGE 19 <br />