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' , <br /> c <br /> #11-3500 Boat Clubs <br /> February 14,2011 <br /> Page 2 , <br /> Boat Clubs <br /> Boat Clubs are poised to potentially become a more common use on Lake Minnetonka. In <br /> addition to the advantages to the boating consumer by having access to one or more boats <br /> without owning one,boat club boats do not travel to and from other lakes,reducing the chances <br /> of spreading aquatic invasive species (AIS). <br /> Orono's B-2 District has allowed Boat Clubs as a Conditional Use since 1995. Although not . <br /> strictly defined in the Code, our working definition of a boat club goes back to the discussions <br /> that resulted in the 1995 revisions of the B-2 District ordinances (see Exhibit A). At its simplest, <br /> a boat club is a time-share situation in which multiple persons have the right to share in the use <br /> of a single boat. This may have a number of permutations, such as having the right to share in the <br /> use of a variety of different boats. The critical factor is the potential for a given boat to be used <br /> on many more occasions in a given time period, as compared to a boat used only by its owner. <br /> Because of the potential for boat clubs to create more intensive use of a marina site, boat clubs <br /> are a conditional use within the B-2 District(but not allowed in other Districts) and cannot be <br /> operated unless a conditional use permit (CUP) is obtained. The existing code reads as follows: <br /> Section 78-666. Conditional Uses. <br /> No conditional use permit shall be granted unless the property is found to be in compliance ' <br /> with the landscaping and screening requirements of this division. All conditional use permit <br /> applications shall be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of article V of this chapter. <br /> Within any B-2 lakeshore business distf-ict, no siructure or land shall be used for the <br /> following uses without a conditional use permit: <br /> (1) Boat clubs (time share). The appticant shall demonstrate that adequate parking is <br /> available on the site. <br /> (2) Public boat launching, on-demand(on-demand launching of customer-owned boats <br /> stored on the business site). The applicant shall demonstrate that adequate parking is <br /> available on the site. Approval shall be subject to Lake Minnetonka Conservation . <br /> District(LMCD)permit for such use, but the city shall not be obligated to approve such <br /> use if approved by the LMCD wh�n parking is inadequate. <br /> (3) Public boat launching, transient. (Launching of boats via a ramp or other means for or <br /> by customers when such boats are not stored on the site). The applicant shall • <br /> demonstrate that adequate car-trailer parking is available on the site. Hours of <br /> operation shall be at council discretion. <br /> (4) Charter boat port of call. A charter boat port of call shall be defined as a location <br /> where a charter boat may pick up passengers other than the owner or operator or <br /> employees of the charter boat, whether or not the charter boat is normally berthed on <br /> the property. The city may place appropriate conditions on a charter boat port of call <br /> regarding minimum parking requirements, hours of operation, etc., as may be <br />