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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 27, 2012 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. #11 -3503 CITY OF ORONO, ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT, Continued) Rahn stated his opinion has not changed from the last City Council meeting and that it is a duplication of regulations. The Orono residents are used to calling the LMCD with questions, and if an ordinance is adopted by Orono, it would be virtually unenforceable by Staff. Rahn stated if it is parking issues that are driving the complaints; the residents have the ability to call the police to deal with that issue. Rahn stated the majority of the boat issues is covered in the LMCD's ordinances and that in his view it is confusing when there are different bodies of government enforcing similar codes. Rahn indicated he does not have any issues with letting the LMCD handle it. McMillan noted Tonka Bay allows one or two boats with no ownership requirement but that it does require proof of ownership for three or more boats at a private residence. Rahn commented that almost mimics the LMCD regulations. Loftus stated that does not take into consideration the amount of shoreline. Rahn stated he is simply talking about a single dock with a single residence. • Franchot indicated his opinion also has not changed since the last Council meeting and that he personally feels the City's ordinance is a good idea. If the only issue is the issue of a guest boat, the City can deal • with that in some way and still restrict the rental of dock space, which causes problems on the land with parking. Franchot stated in his view calls to City Hall can be reduced by having smart regulation, which is what is being recommended by Staff. Franchot stated one option would be to perhaps require a permit of some type. Another alternative could be to eliminate the language "providing for" and just address rental of dock spaces. Franchot indicated he is basically in agreement with Staff's recommendation. Printup asked how the LMCD regulates this. Greg Nybeck, LMCD Executive Director, stated since 2006, the LMCD has implemented a proactive code enforcement project, with certain priorities being established by the Board for enforcement purposes. The LMCD is not able to go out and do everything, but they do have a supervisor of the program that reports on any problem property she may observe. If there is an issue at a certain property, the LMCD will send out educational letters regarding the problem, followed by a re- inspection. The direction of the board last year was to decrease the time limit to correct the problem from three years down to two. In the past the LMCD has had only had four or five prosecutions, with the majority of the issues being resolved prior to prosecution of the matter being pursued. Nybeck noted the LMCD is not able to catch every violation. Printup asked how many complaints the LMCD receives a year on boat density. r� L_J Page 8 of 17