02-22-2011 Planning Commission Packet

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♦ f #11-3500 Boat Clubs February 14,2011 . Page 5 operation, what space on the site is used for offices or other purposes,whether it is staffed full- � time,how many employees at any given time, etc. Other factors that come into play include the passenger capacity of club boats,what percentage of the marina slips are devoted to club boats, how many members per boat, and how much of a time interval is there between uses of a given boat. Many of these are all operational factors that can make a parking situation succeed or fail. CUP Conditions Section 78-916 (Exhibit D)provides the findings that must be met by any Conditional Use in order to gain approval. Some of these findings will have a direct impact on whether a boat club is appropriate for a given marina. Perhaps the most pertinent is finding#12 -the conditional use must"Not cause excessive non-residential traffic on residential streets,parking needs that cause a demonstrable inconvenience to adjoining properties,traffic congestion, or unsafe access." For the Sailors World boat club CUP, approval was granted for a 100-member maximum boat club use subj ect to maintaining the exclusive availability of 25 off-site parking stalls during May through September(subject to annual confirmation)with the City reserving the right to reconsider if parking issues or inadequacies arise at the marina or at the off-site parking location. None of the 5 Orono marinas are adjacent to private off-site paxking facilities. Sailors World for a number of years had an agreement with the Minnetonka Art Center for parking, which is approximately 2000' (3/8 mile)walking distance from the marina-the current status of that arrangement is not known. While off-site parking combined with a shuttle service may be technically feasible,whether it is a practice that should be used to allow for a boat`club use where parking is inadequate is an item for discussion.Note that it would not be appropriate to accept a plan for off-site marina parking at one of the public landings. For most if not a11 of Orono's marinas,parking availability is already an issue given the number of slips each has historically maintained. Increased parking requirements to allow addition of a boat club use may not be possible at all of them. The feasibility and appropriateness of off-site parking is a factor to consider. Issues for Discussion � Only one of Orono's five marinas currently has a boat club CUP. That is the Sailors World operation at 1955 Shoreline Drive. A copy of the CUP issued in 1995 is attached. Staff is aware of one additional boat club operator who plans to open at the Marine Max site (1444 Shoreline Drive) in 2011. Under the current code,that operator in conjunction with the owner of the property needs to apply for and obtain a boat club CUP in order to operate this yeaz. Staff believes that the CUP is an appropriate method to regulate boat clubs, rather than licensing, � but issuance of the CUP must include provisions/conditions that allow a reaction to changing factors. Issues for consideration include: 1) Do we need to have a minimum numerical parking standard for a boat club use;