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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday, February 22,2011 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#11-3500 CITY OF ORONO,AMEND CITY CODE SECTION 78-666, CONTINUED) <br /> Only one of Orono's give marinas currently has a boat club CUP. That is the Sailors World operation at <br /> 1955 Shoreline Drive. Staff is aware of one additional boat club operator who plans to open at the Marine <br /> Max site in 2011. Under the current code,that operator,in conjunction with the owner of the property, <br /> needs to apply for and obtain a boat club CUP in order to operate this year. <br /> The Planning Commission should consider the following issues: <br /> 1. Does the City need to have a minimum numerical parking standard for a boat club use; <br /> 2. If so,how should that standard be established and what factors should enter into the standards; <br /> 3. What specific conditions should be written into a CUP approval resolution in order that the � <br /> Approval can be flexible for a boat club operator while providing the City with a means to <br /> Revisit a CUP if parking becomes an issue; <br /> 4. Is the use of off-site parking a practice that should be allowed generally for ancillary marina <br /> Uses such as boat clubs, or is it to be avoided; <br /> 5. Are there non-parking factors that would make a boat club CUP inappropriate for a given site? <br /> Staff believes that the CUP is an appropriate method to regulate boat clubs rather than licensing,but <br /> issuance of the CUP must include provisions/conditions that allow a reaction to changing factors. <br /> Kang asked how the 25 parking spaces for Sailors World were arrived at. <br /> Gaffron indicated he is unsure how that number was determined and that there is nothing in the record <br /> that reflects that. <br /> Leskinen asked how the existing CUP for Sailor's World would be impacted if any changes are made to <br /> the parking requirements. <br /> Gaffron stated there is one existing CUP issued to Sailors World and that the City has not received any <br /> complaints from the adjoining properiy owners regarding parking. Gaffron indicated he would need to <br /> speak to the City Attorney to determine the impacts the new amendment would have on the existing CUP. <br /> Chair Kang opened the public hearing at 8:02 p.m. <br /> Mike Sayler, Sailors World, stated he would like to give an overview of how their boat club operates. <br /> Sailors World has been in existence since the early 1990s. In the 1990s,they had approximately 50 to 55 <br /> members and in the mid 1990s their membership grew to around 100 members. They have not <br /> experienced any problems with parking over the years. The Crystal Bay Postal Of�ce is also available for <br /> parking on the weekends. <br /> Sayler indicated they have a power club and a sail club. Sailors World owns three power boats and one <br /> pontoon. Seven members are assigned to one boat,which is a 7:1 ratio. Generally a member pays a fee <br /> Page <br /> 12 <br />