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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> August 20,2001 <br /> (Boat Storage,Continued) <br /> Hawn noted there still needs to be some standards in place to deal with complaints regardless if a <br /> conflict resolution board is established or not. <br /> Dampier stated the length of the boat should not matter. <br /> Kluth stated he is in favor of a conflict resolution board,with the ordinance being enforced upon receipt <br /> of a complaint, but that there still need to be standards in place in order for the board to judge whether <br /> the complaint is a reasonable one. <br /> Marti Boehmer, 3750 Casco Avenue, inquired when and why the 2.0 acres was put into the ordinance. <br /> Hawn stated the 2.0 acres is part of the new ordinance. <br /> Boehmer stated she is unable to buy additional land in Orono to comply with the 2.0 acres. Boehmer <br /> stated she owns a half an acre and is unable to meet the new criteria. <br /> Hawn stated the 2.0 acres come into play because it was felt that would allow the boat to be more <br /> successfully screened if more acreage is available. <br /> Boehmer stated in her view the 2.0 acre requirement is somewhat discriminatory towards the people <br /> who own smaller lots. Boehmer commented her lot may have just as much green space as a larger lot <br /> that has been built up. <br /> Lori Line, 4415 Forest Lake Landing, stated the issue in her view is not about boats per se but where <br /> and how the boat is being stored. Line stated she is not necessarily offended by the boats that are stored <br /> alongside the house or in back of the house, but does have issue with lakeshore lots where they store <br /> their boats next to the street. Line stated she would like to see the ordinance changed requiring that the <br /> boats be stored on the lakeshore side of the house so people driving by do not have to look at them. <br /> Ken Dotzenroth stated the Planning Commission is dealing with some quality control issues, and the <br /> way they are handled in industry is to take pictures of what should or should not occur. Dotzenroth <br /> commented some of the property owners in Orono do not have the luxury of being able to store their <br /> boat in their back yard. <br /> Marsha Hickey,4640 Tonkaview Lane, inquired what condition the boat needs to be in to be stored on <br /> private property. Hickey noted her husband has lived here for 40 years and expects to see boats in <br /> people's yards. <br /> Hawn stated the boat needs to be operable and float in the water. <br /> Hickey stated in her view each case should be looked at individually since the lots vary in size and <br /> topography. <br /> Hawn stated the rule of law insists that there be a standard set of rules that can be applied to all residents <br /> rather than separate rules for each person. <br /> PAGE 18 <br />