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� MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING ' Tuesday,June 10,2013 7:00 o'clock p.m. (PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS—KEVINLANDGRAVER,REPRESENTATIVE, Continued) Landgraver indicated he is expecting a busy season for applications and that Denise Leskinen is doing a good job as the new chair of the Planning Commission. Landgraver stated he would be available for questions at tonight's meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS Richie Anderson, 3205 Crystal Bay Road, commended the City for keeping its budget in line and for the improvements to Orono Orchard Road. Anderson noted in 2017 the City's expenditures will be $600,000 less than 2013 and that he is hoping his taxes will go down as a result. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 6. #13-3596 CITY OF ORONO,ZONING STUDY,ACCESSORY USES& STRUCTURES— ORDINANCE & SUMMARY ORDINANCE Gaffron noted at the May 28 meeting the City Council reviewed a draft of the proposed revisions to Orono code sections regarding accessory uses and structures. The revised draft tonight reflects the Council's and City Attorney's comments. The preamble to each residential district standards for accessory structures has been revised to reflect its applicability to accessory uses and structures. The preamble now reads: "Within any R-lA one-family residential district,the only permitted accessory uses and structures are the following." The listing of allowed accessory uses for each residential zoning district has also been revised. The separate listings for"attached private garages,""detached accessory buildings,"and "detached accessory structures"have been recombined into a single line item that reads as follows: "Detached private garages and buildings subject to the performance standards of this Chapter." This revision eliminates the potential use of"detached accessory structures"as a catch-all that could be interpreted as allowing virtually any accessory structure that is not listed. In addition,the listings for"private recreational sporting facilities"and"private recreational play facilities"have been combined into a single line item, reading as follows: "Private recreational facilities subject to the pertinent accessory structure location and height requirements of this Chapter." This change reflects that it is difficult to discern the difference between sporting facilities and play facilities and also difficult to determine whether certain facilities or equipment have impacts greater than others and thus requiring a lesser or greater setback. Under this new wording, all recreational facilities must meet the accessory structure setbacks. Those already subject to greater setbacks, such as tennis courts, pools,etc., remain subject to those greater setbacks. Page 4 of 32