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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> August 20,2001 <br /> (Boat Storage,Continued) <br /> French Dampier, 3550 Ivy Place, stated in this community boats are an integral part of the lake,with the <br /> homeowner knowing best where to store their boat on his or her property. Dampier stated in his view <br /> the City is on shaky legal ground with the boat storage ordinance and ignore the fact that a large number <br /> of homes have been grandfathered in and will not be able to comply with this proposed ordinance. <br /> Chuck Boehm, 997 Wildhurst Trail, stated in his view the new ordinance is imposing a tax by making <br /> people store their boats at an indoor storage place. Boehm quoted some prices he received from a boat <br /> storage place,with the lowest amount being$916.00 for a 20 foot boat and$1651 for a 30 foot boat. <br /> Boehm stated in his opinion if one of the neighbors has a problem with a boat being stored on an <br /> adjoining property,the two should get together and work it out. Boehm stated in his view the City may <br /> be creating a problem by making the ordinance stricter when there have not been a lot of complaints <br /> received in the past. Boehm suggested a conflict resolution board be established to deal with the <br /> complaints. <br /> John Ericson, 1620 Shadywood Road, stated his property consists of 125 feet of lakeshore, and he is <br /> unable to meet the setback requirements to store his 32 foot boat. Ericson stated he has elected to store <br /> his boat at a boat storage facility this winter for a cost of$1,945. Ericson stated in his view the <br /> neighbors should attempt to work out whatever problems exist between the two of them with the City <br /> not becoming involved. <br /> Ken Dotzenroth, 3085 Casco Point Road, questioned how the City would be able to enforce this <br /> ordinance. Dotzenroth stated given the limited number of complaints received in the past by the City, <br /> the ordinance should not be changed. <br /> Patrick Fitzgerald,2598 Casco Point Road, stated he has lived in the City of Orono for 28 years and <br /> owns a 26-foot boat. Fitzgerald stated in his opinion the City is attempting to regulate the size of boat to <br /> how big the lot is and that if there is a concern,the neighbors should attempt to work it out between <br /> themselves. <br /> Smith stated there needs to be some guidelines in place in the event the two neighbors cannot work it <br /> out amongst themselves and turn to the City for some assistance in resolving the situation. <br /> Fitzgerald stated since this is a lake community,people should expect to see boats stored on people's <br /> property. Fitzgerald stated in his view the boat should be in good repair. Fitzgerald stated in his <br /> opinion boats should not be singled out. <br /> Skip Jewett, 3546 Ivy Place, inquired whether all of Orono's ordinances are only enforced whenever a <br /> complaint is received. <br /> Gaffron stated due to the large number of ordinances that exist, it is difficult to enforce every single one. <br /> The City has chosen over the years to enforce the boat storage ordinance whenever a complaint is <br /> received rather than attempting to make all property owners comply with the ordinance. <br /> Jewett stated in his opinion Staff should not be picking and choosing which ordinances should be <br /> enforced. <br /> PAGE 15 <br />