03-21-2011 Planning Commission Packet

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' � . � PC Exhibit C ; To: � Chair Kang and Planning Commissioners Jessica Loftus, City Administrator From: Mike Gaffron,Asst. City Administrator-Long Term Strategy�%�'`-' Date: February 14, 2011 Subject: #11- 3500 City of Orono -Zoning Code Amendment: Regulation of Boat Clubs Zoning District: B-2 Lakeshore Business District Summary: "Boat clubs" are a conditional use in the B-2 District. The issue presented for discussion and recommendation is establishment of a parking requirement for the boat club use- how much pazking is needed, and how parking for the boat club operation relates to the marina business to which it is typically ancillary. The B-2 standards do not specify a numerical parking requirement for boat clubs. Staff is proposing to add a numerical parking requirement to the standards. Staff Recommendation: Consider the information provided, take input from stakeholders, and make a recommendation on the proposed amendment to establish a numerical parking standard for boat clubs. Exhibits A- Planning Commission Minutes 12/15/93, 1/5/94, 2/23/94 B - B-2 District Zoning Code Provisions - Sections 78-661 thru 78-678 C - Marina Licensing Standards - Municipal Code Sections 94-71 thru 94-101 D - Section 78-916 - Conditional Use Permit Standards E- Draft Ordinance Amendment for Discussion F - Sailors World Boat Club CUP -Resolution No. 3582 (7/10/95) G-Notification List Marinas - Sackground Orono is home to 5 commercial marinas on Lake Minnetonka. All are zoned B-2 Lakeshore Business District. They comprise approximately 0.7 mile or 2% of Orono's 40.4 miles of Lake Minnetonlca shoreline (the remainder being 13%in public parks and right-of-ways, and 85%in private residences). The marinas share a number of characteristics that make them unique as compared to most other lakeshore uses: - They provide a service to residents and non-residents of Orono by providing Lake Minnetonka access for people who don't own lakeshore,via a number of inethods including slip rental,boat rental, on-demand storage/launching(dry-stack), and boat clubs. - They provide ancillary services locally for lakeshore and non-lakeshore owners such as boat repair, seasonal in-out services and winter storage, and boat&marine merchandise sales. - They have historically been granted development rights fax surpassing those normally granted by Orono to residential owners, because they are an integral element of the provision of public accessibility to Lake Minnetonka. This is manifested most visibly in past vaxiances for hardcover and lake setbacks for structures. -- - Each marina has a set number of boat slips that has been established for many years through City actions and LMCD regulations. Orono's minimum parking requirements for marinas are in part related to the number of boat slips.