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MINUTES OF THE � <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,February 27,2012 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (6. #II-3503 CITY OF ORONO,ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT, Continued) <br /> Rahn stated his opinion has not changed from the last City Council meeting and that it is a duplication of <br /> regulations. The Orono residents are used to calling the LMCD with questions,and if an ordinance is <br /> adopted by Orono, it would be virtually unenforceable by Staff. Rahn stated if it is parking issues that are <br /> driving the complaints;the residents have the ability to call the police to deal with that issue. <br /> Rahn stated the majority of the boat issues is covered in the LMCD's ordinances and that in his view it is <br /> confusing when there are different bodies of government enforcing similar codes. Rahn indicated he does <br /> not have any issues with letting the LMCD handle it. <br /> McMillan noted Tonka Bay allows one or two boats with no ownership requirement but that it does <br /> require proof of ownership for three or more boats at a private residence. <br /> Rahn commented that almost mimics the LMCD regulations. <br /> Loftus stated that does not take into consideration the amount of shoreline. <br /> Rahn stated he is simply talking about a single dock with a single residence. <br /> Franchot indicated his opinion also has not changed since the last Council meeting and that he personally <br /> feels the City's ordinance is a good idea. If the only issue is the issue of a guest boat,the City can deal <br /> with that in some way and still restrict the rental of dock space,which causes problems on the land with <br /> parking. Franchot stated in his view calls to City Hall can be reduced by having smart regulation,which <br /> is what is being recommended by Staff. <br /> Franchot stated one option would be to perhaps require a permit of some tyge. Another alternative could <br /> be to eliminate the language "providing for" and just address rental of dock spaces. Franchot indicated he <br /> is basically in agreement with Staffls recommendation. <br /> � Printup asked how the LMCD regulates this. <br /> Greg Nybeck,LMCD Executive Director, stated since 2006,the LMCD has implemented a proactive <br /> code enforcement project,with certain priorities being established by the Board for enforcement <br /> purposes. The LMCD is not able to go out and do everything,but they do have a supervisor of the <br /> program that reports on any problem property she may observe. If there is an issue at a certain property, <br /> the LMCD will send out educational letters regarding the problem,followed by a re-inspection. The <br /> direction of the board last year was to decrease the time limit to correct the problem from three years <br /> down to two. In the past the LMCD has had only had four or five prosecutions,with the majority of the <br /> issues being resolved prior to prosecution of the matter being pursued. Nybeck noted the LMCD is not <br /> able to catch every violation. <br /> Printup asked how many complaints the LMCD receives a year on boat density. <br /> Page 8 of 17 <br />