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MINUTES OF THE • <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, November I5,2015 <br /> 6:30 dclock p.m. <br /> 6. #15-3795 SOUTHVIEW DESIGN ON BEHALF OF ROBERT AND BETH SCHNELL, <br /> 1130 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD SOUTH,VARIANCES, 7:46 P.M.—8:22 P.M. (continued) <br /> Landgraver asked if there is a 10-foot setback requirement from the house. <br /> Curtis stated there is. <br /> Landgraver asked if the City has granted variances to that. <br /> Curtis stated the City typically has not due to safety reasons. <br /> Thiesse stated the 75-foot lakeshore setback line is pretty sacred to the City and that he would encourage <br /> the applicants to do whatever they can to stay out of that area. <br /> McGrann asked if the applicants would still need to come back for other variances even if they stayed out <br /> of the 75-foot area. <br /> Curtis indicated they would due to the location of the average lakeshare setback. <br /> Landgraver moved, Schoenzeit seconded,to table Application No. 15-3795, Southview Design on <br /> behalf of Robert and Beth Schnell, 1130 Old Crystal Bay Road South. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> 7. #15-3759 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT REGARDING VACATION <br /> RENTALS, 8:22 P.M.—8:45 P.M. <br /> Barnhart stated the City has received some complaints regarding the use of properties for short-term <br /> rentals. This use appears to have been growing over the past several years, in part due to the proliferation <br /> of different websites where travelers can search for homes based on local amenities, including Lake <br /> Minnetonka. Concerns identified with the rental of rooms or houses in residential areas include absentee <br /> owners, loud parties, traffic, parking, overcrowding and safety of renters. <br /> The City currently does not have a rental ardinance, which would be a mechanism to inspect property <br /> annually to verify life safety requirements of the building code are met. Therefore, the safety of <br /> vacationers in private homes is not verifiable. <br /> Barnhart stated the first draft is intended to initiate discussion of the issues and possible solutions. Staff <br /> suggests regulating this issue through a business licensing process, where a license is required annually. <br /> The Planning Commission is asked to review the ordinance and identify other concerns not addressed. <br /> The draft ordinance does not regulate rental of a hotne for a year but anything under 30 days. The City <br /> can either allow it as a business license or regulate it so that it is not permissible if the rental is less than <br /> 30 days. <br /> Barnhart stated based on Planning Commission direction, Staff will prepare appropriate changes to be <br /> reviewed in either January or February. <br /> Schoenzeit asked if the tenants could be prosecuted through the nuisance ordinance. <br /> Page 20 of 29 <br />