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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 27, 2012 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (S. NAVARRE COMMUNITY INITM TIVE UPDATE, Continued) Gaffron indicated that can be added. McMillan asked if any thought has been given to what should be done if a limited number of responses are received back. Gaffron stated the committee did discuss that issue and that their feeling was to try to limit the time required of the various business owners and to offer them the chance to approach the community. If limited response is received, Staff could perhaps personally visit each business owner. Jeanne Englund stated the committee would also be willing to discuss that further and perhaps the members of the committee could approach the various business owners. McMillan commented it would perhaps be helpful if the study was provided to the committee for their review as well as the City Council. (Cynthia Bremer leaves the meeting at 8:18 p.m.) It was the consensus of the City Council to approve the sending of the letter to the Navarre business owners on behalf of the Navarre Community Initiative. • 6. #11 -3503 CITY OF ORONO, ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT: DOCK RENTAL Curtis stated at the May 23, 2011, Council meeting, Staff presented a draft ordinance with which Staff attempted to simplify and clarify the City's rules regarding rental of boat slips on residential property. At that time Staff was directed to bring the dock rental issue to the Council at a work session for more discussion. The dock rental ordinance was placed on the Council's September 126' work session agenda, but due to a time constraint, the dock rental ordinance was not discussed at that time. The City's concerns have historically been land use impacts of residential dock rental on neighbors and neighborhoods. The LMCD's regulations alone do not appear to address all of the potential impacts from residential dock rental. Staff recently spoke with Staff at the LMCD regarding their dock rental rule and enforcement. Staff did receive a letter from Rich Anderson today, which has been distributed to the City Council. Gaffron stated one of the questions that the Council had raised previously is whether or not the City's regulation of boat storage at residential docks was a duplication of the LMCD efforts. Staff has had extensive discussion with the LMCD regarding their codes. The chart before the Council tonight compares what the LMCD and Orono ordinances require. As an example, a site that has one or two boats, the LMCD allows two boats with no ownership restriction regardless of the lot size as long as those lots were created prior to 1978. In that instance, the City has had ownership requirement since 1962. For a site that has three boats with shoreline less than 126 feet, under the LMCD regulations, they do not require that any of the boats be owned or registered to the owner of the property; whereas the City has that requirement. . Gaffron commented there are some differences between what the LMCD requires and what the City requires. The City has typically been more restrictive with their regulations than the LMCD. Page 7 of 17