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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING ' Tuesday,June 10,2013 7:00 o'clock p.m. (9. #13-3606 LUKE KUJAWA OF YOUR BOAT CLUB, 1444 SHORELINE DRIVE, CUP AMENDMENT, Continued) Gaffron stated the City has taken the position that they do not get very involved in a retail business. How someone manages a site is critical to the operation of the site and the City has taken an aggressive stance in how the sites are laid out. The City does have some specific operation standards that are part of the code that are not well defined, such as properly managing parking and that the lighting should not affect the neighbors,which are very subjective. McMillan stated this marina has boat sales,the boat club, and then regular slips. McMillan stated in her view the parking is a huge issue. Gaffron commented every one of the marinas is different, and that out of the five that the City has,three of them have undergone major changes in the last few decades. The ones on North Shore Drive have changed in small ways but it did not involve a total rebuild. Sailors World and Brown's Bay Marina each have undergone an extensive site plan review. Gaffron stated if the City Council is looking for details on the day-to-day operations, Staff has not monitored that and he is not sure how they can. Printup asked if the storm water and floodplain issues have been explored by Staff. Gaffron indicated this is the first time he has heard of a stormwater management plan for marinas and that he is not familiar with what specific regulations Mr.Anderson is referring to since it is not part of the City's regulations. Gaffron indicated there is a floodplain on that property but that he does not believe anyone has checked the topography to verify whether the gas tank is located in the floodplain. Gaffron indicated he can check into that. McMillan stated the fuel tank and parking are two issues that require additional information. McMillan noted the City has 15 qualifications for a conditional use permit. McMillan stated in her view Item No. 9 is not being complied with since there is an adverse impact on the property values in the area given the deteriorated state of the residential house. In addition,Item No. 11 and Item No. 12 are not being met. McMillan indicated she is not in a position to intensify the use if the City does not feel there is a solution to those items. Bremer stated given the current ownership,this applicant does not have any legal power to improve that residential location. Bremer indicated she has seen an improvement in the site over the last year but that her biggest concern is what the pictures show as an intensification of the parking. Bremer stated she appreciates what the applicant has said to the Council but the only thing that has changed in the area is that this use has come into existence and the parking has gotten worse. Bremer stated she is not sure that will be improved by delaying action on the application. Bremer stated there needs to be better use of the parking lots and that perhaps the situation might be helped by moving it to the east side. Bremer stated she doubts that she was the one who said to go forth and prosper and that she likely would have recommended it be decreased from 30 down to 20,but to the extent the Council would be amenable to increasing the use at some point in the future, she would suggest that the number be whatever number is identified as the potential maximum in the area currently being used by the boat club rather than utilizing slips in a different area. Bremer noted the area in yellow contains 24 spots,which she would not be opposed to but that the rest of the Council might not be at that point yet. Page 28 of 32