02/22/2011 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, February 22,2011 630 o'clock p.m. (#11-3498 KRAUS-ANDERSON, 875 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, CONTINUED) does not have any concerns relating to the parking. As it relates to Items No. 4 and 5,the applicant has done a good job addressing those concerns. Gaffron indicated he would prefer a sign closer to the entrance and that he would be willing to work with Hennepin County to see if that could be accomplished. Leskinen asked whether the entrance would be 24 feet wide. Neudecker indicated it would be. Kang commented it appears the applicant has complied with all of Staff's recommendations and have created a very thorough plan. Feuss moved,Leskinen seconded,to recommend approval of Application#11-3498,Kraus- Anderson,875 Wayzata Boulevard West,Residential Planned Unit Development(RPUD)Master Development Plan&RPUD Conditional Use Permit,subject to the conditions outlined in Staff s report. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. 3. #11-3500 CITY OF ORONO,AMEND CITY CODE SECTION 78-666,BOAT CLUB CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT,7:45 P.M.—8:50 P.M. Gaffron stated Staff is proposing to add a numerical parking requirement to the B-2 standards. Currently The B-2 standards do not specify a numerical parking requirement for boat clubs. Orono has five commercial marinas on Lake Minnetonka. All are zoned B-2 Lakeshore Business District. They comprise approximately 0.7 mile or 2 percent of Orono's 40.4 miles of Lake Minnetonka shoreline. The marinas share a number of characteristics that make them unique as compared to most other lakeshore uses. Orono's B-2 District has allowed boat clubs as a conditional use since 1995. Although not strictly defined in the Code, our working definition of a boat club goes back to the discussions that resulted in the 1995 revisions of the B-2 District ordinances. At its simplest, a boat club is a time-share situation in which multiple persons have the right to share in the use of a single boat. This may have a number of permutations, such as having the right to share in the use of a variety of different boats. The critical factor is the potential for a given boat to be used on many more occasions in a given time period as compared to a boat used only by its owner. Because of the potential for boat clubs to create more intensive use of a marina site,boat clubs are a conditional use within the B-2 District and cannot be operated unless a conditional use permit is obtained. CUPs are issued to the owner of the property,not to a lessee or tenant,because the CUP becomes a property right. Application for a boat club CUP must be made by the property owner,not merely by the tenant. Any CUP approved will be granted to the owner and tied to the property,with conditions that would apply to any boat club operator at the site. Page 10