02-22-2011 Planning Commission Packet

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�r- . �---- City of Orono DRAFT AMENDMENT OF B-2 DISTRICT STANDARDS REGARDING BOAT CL UBS Section 78-668. Parking Requirements. Within the B-2lakeshore business district,the off-street parking facilities shall be sufficient to eliminate any traffic or parking congestion likely to be caused by the business conducted. The parking areas need not be paved but shall be provided with appropriate stormwater runoff quality/quantity controls as may be required in this division. The minimum parking requirements shall be as follows: (1) Six parking spaces shall be provided for each ten boat slips on water or on land. (2) At least eight off-street parking spaces,plus one additional space for each 800 square feet of floor area over 1,000 feet,including warehousing, and all outside sales and storage azeas related to the sales and service functions. � (3) If the proposed use is to include the launching of boats owned by the public for the day from trailers (i.e.,public boat launching,transient),ten additional auto-trailer parking spaces shall be provided for each ramp. (4) If the proposed use is to include a charter boat port of call, one additional parking space for each three seats of gross charter capacity shall be provided, or a plan for off-site parking and shuttle service shall be provided to the city subject to council approval. (5) If the proposed use is to include a boat club, one parkin s� tall per each five (5) seats of �ross boat club passen e� r capacitv sha11 be provided, or a plan for off-site parkin� and shuttle service shall be provided to the ci subject to council approval. (�� The required parking spaces may not be separated by a public roadway from the dock, a storage space, mooring space, floor space or ramp they are designed to serve. (g7) Required off-street parking space may not be utilized for open storage of goods or for � the storage of boats; except that during the winter storage season each year, the required off-street parking may be used for winter storage of boats,provided that 20 percent of the required parking spaces remain as a functional parking area. During the transition seasons (April 15 to May 31 and September 16 to November 15), adequate parking shall be maintained on the site, sufficient to eliminate traffic or parking congestion; but in no case shall parking be reduced to less than 20 percent of the required spaces. � (�8) Parking may not be allowed in any required yard or landscaping area. (�� Employee parking spaces shall be in addition to,the parking spaces required in subsections (1�(�8) of this section. The number of employee parking spaces shall be designated on an off cial parking plan to be kept on file with the city. (310)Where these minimum parking requirements prove to be inadequate for a given use, additional parking may be required in order to continue that use.