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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,April 16,2012 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Gronberg noted the other wooded area on the lot to the east is being included in a conservation easement. <br /> The trees along Willow Drive will also be saved. Gronberg commented the larger holding pond is <br /> required to meet the City standards and that this location is really the only option available to <br /> accommodate it. <br /> Daniel Nelson,Applicant,had nothing to add to Staffs report. <br /> Chair Schoenzeit opened the public hearing at 6:45 p.m. <br /> There were no comments regarding this application. <br /> Chair Schoenzeit closed the public hearing at 6:45 p.m. <br /> Landgraver moved,Schoenzeit seconded,to recommend approval of Application#11-3534,Arthur <br /> J.Nelson Estate,400 Willow Drive South,subdivision and preliminary plat approval,subject to the <br /> conditions outlined in Staffs report and the recommendations of the City Engineer. VOTE: <br /> Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> 7. #11-3503 CITY OF ORONO,ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT- LAKESHORE <br /> RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS: DOCK RENTAL,6:47 P.M.-7:07 P.M. <br /> Schoenzeit noted this item should be heard under old business since it was tabled at the March Planning <br /> Commission meeting. <br /> Gaffron concurred that this application is old business and that he has only heard from one or two <br /> residents this past week concerning this item. <br /> Gaffron stated the text amendment was tabled at the March Planning Commission meeting to allow for <br /> additional public input. The City Attorney and Staff have had a number of discussions concerning this <br /> text amendment. The issue before the Planning Commission is whether the City should allow residential <br /> boat slip rental. Staff originally proposed an amendment that seeks to clarify the current regulation that <br /> prohibits private residential dock rental. The City Council directed Staff to draft a couple of options for <br /> Planning Commission and City Council review. <br /> The first option would be to allow docking of guest boats on a short-term basis, and various permutations <br /> of that language have been discussed.The second option is to remove the current prohibitions on <br /> residential dock slip rental and simply allow boat slip rental on Lake Minnetonka. Gaffron noted there <br /> are some differences between the way Orono regulates boat slips and the way the LMCD regulates them. <br /> The LMCD does not really attempt to regulate boat slips unless there are more than three boat slips <br /> located on a single property. <br /> The City has ordinances in place since the 1960s that generally prohibit rental of residential boat slips. <br /> The intent of Staff was to simplify the code since the current language is contained in five or six different <br /> sections of the code. The main concern expressed to date has been that there should not be residential <br /> boat slip rental but provisions need to be made for relatives,neighbors and friends. In talking with the <br /> City Attorney,he has indicated he is uncomfortable with defining what a friend, a neighbor, or a relative <br /> is. The City Attorney has not proposed any enforcement language at this time and has indicated he does <br /> not feel he would be able to suggest any new language that would be enforceable. <br /> Page 3 <br />