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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 9. Storage of Boats on Residential Property— Ordinance 206, 2 "d Series Gaffron stated that before Council was a draft Ordinance amendment regarding storage of boats on residential property. The Planning Commission reviewed the Ordinance based on comments received at a Public Hearing. Staff reviewed the issue and presented a recommendation that differed slightly from the Planning Commission's. The Planning Commission recommended that the ordinance incorporate the following concepts: • All boats stored outside must be licensed to the property owner /occupant and must be operable, or under active restoration for up to 2 years. • Site must have a principal residence in order to store boats. • Maximum dimensions of boats allowed to be stored outside are 44' long and 13.5' high. • No screening is required for boats allowed to be stored outside. • Such boats may be stored to the side or rear of the residence and at least 10' from lot lines. ■ Boats up to 20' long may be stored in the driveway in street yard of non - lakeshore lots as long as they meet 10' setback from lot lines, during June - July- August. ■ Boats may be stored in lakeshore yard as long as they don't block neighbors' views of the lake. ■ Some sort of a Dispute Resolution Committee is suggested, and there should be some guidelines for who is eligible to make complaints about stored boats. Comments received at the Public Hearing suggested that many people currently store boats on their property that are non - conforming and people felt the ordinance was too restrictive. They also felt off -site storage costs would be in effect an extra tax. A majority of people were against requiring screening. There was a strong sentiment that neighbors should work out any issues without the City's involvement. Staff recommended the following: • A maximum length of 30' without screening, which is a 50% increase over the current standard. • A grandfather clause allowing boats over 30' that have been stored on a site in the past 24 months to remain, but new boats or new property owners would be expected to conform. • No screening required for outside storage, but white shrink -wrap is preferred but not required. ■ Boats must be stored at least 5' from lot lines and must be at least 15' from any neighboring residence structure. • R