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MINUTES OF THE Q ' <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING O D <br /> Tuesday, February 22,2011 � <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. � <br /> � <br /> Thiesse asked how the ordinance would affect Sailors World. <br /> Sayler commented in his view it would have a detrimental impact on their business since people do not <br /> want to have to park further away and then be shuttled. <br /> Thiesse stated the concern of the City is that the use goes with the�property and that the parking has to be <br /> fair for everyone. � , <br /> Sayler stated in practicality no one would ever fill their marina with boat club boats. <br /> Thiesse commented nowadays people do not want the hassle of owning their own boat and that in his <br /> view boat clubs is a good idea. <br /> Sayler pointed out that there are a limited number of boat slips on Lake Minnetonka and that it would not � <br /> be practical to convert all the marinas into boat clubs. <br /> Schoenzeit asked whether there is any parking of trucks and trailers. <br /> Sayler indicated they typically do not have anyone parking their truck and trailer in their parking lot. <br /> Luke Kujawa,Your Boat Club, stated he has had a number of discussions with Mike Gaffron regarding <br /> - the ordinance. Currently a CUP is required. Boat clubs are solving a number of issues that are facing <br /> marinas and the public by granting public access to the lake. Boat clubs also allow more families to <br /> utilize boats periodically without the need to maintain and haul them. Kujawa stated the definition of a <br /> boat club is an ambiguous term currently and that insurance companies as well as banks consider it boat <br /> rentals. More and more families are sharing ownership of a boat. <br /> Kujawa stated he understands the City needs to deal with parking,but that for the average person,boating <br /> is getting to be unaffordable and that boat clubs addresses that need. Parking has not been in issue in the <br /> past. Kujawa commented it would make sense to include the boat clubs as an accessory use and that the . <br /> City could require an annual review of the parking. <br /> If the Planning Commission makes a recommendation to put a numerical number on the parking, it should <br /> apply only to the charter boat services since they will have 100 people showing up around the same time <br /> and that it makes sense to have a number of parking spaces designated for that. Having the number based <br /> on the ma�rrium gross capacity of the boat does not make sense since most boats are not filled to <br /> capacity. � <br /> Kujawa stated as far as parking itself,the current system works well. Kujawa noted he would never have <br /> a 30-foot cruiser in his boat fleet that would accommodate 20 to 30 people and that he cunently has <br /> fishing boats,ski boats, and pontoons. They seldom have all their boats out at the same time and that they <br /> have an hour and a half turnover time between the morning usage time and the afternoon usage time. <br /> Feuss asked whether any of the five boat clubs that he operates are located in Orono. � <br /> Kujawa indicated they started one last year at the marina on Shoreline Drive. <br /> Page � <br /> 13 <br />