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MINUTES OF THE • ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,August 12,2013 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. #13-3606 LUKE KUJAWA O YOUR BOAT CLUB, 1444 SHORELINE DRIVE— CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT, Continued) Finding No. 11 states the use should not create a nuisance. Kujawa commented he does not know how Your Boat Club would create any of these nuisances over and above what a regular B2 zoning district allows. Kujawa noted no onsite repair is being done and all service is performed off site unlike a full- service marina. Kujawa stated as it relates to Finding No. 12,the parking currently is being managed and the parking areas are being cleaned up for better access. In the past there have been very,very few times when anyone has to back out on to County Road 15. One of the things that has been mentioned in the past is that the access point to the wedged shaped parking lot should be closed and/or narrowed. Kujawa stated the more time he spends on the parking plan, it has become clear that the wide access spot makes it the easiest to exit and enter. Kujawa stated he would propose that that access point not be shrunk down. Kujawa indicated the parking lot plans that have been submitted were the sketches done by Classic Parking and were based on their managing of the site. Kujawa noted while the double parking has been raised as an issue,that is standard with a number of marinas in Orono. Kujawa stated people using the same boat will typically show up in more than one car,which allows for the double parking. Kujawa stated the parking meets all city codes and the stalls have been striped. Kujawa stated the overflow lot by the houses and the wedge shaped lot mainly consists of the double parking which will be managed and will not be a problem. Kujawa noted they were also asked to address directional signage. An issue that was raised at the last meeting was what happens when a River Valley Power Sports customer parks on the Browns Bay side and crosses the road. Kujawa stated while that may happen on occasion, it is very rare and there is almost always parking available on that site. Your Boat Club members are parking on the Browns Bay side and filling up those lots first. Kujawa indicated their move from one side to the other side of the marina was done primarily to slow down the number of pedestrians crossing that road and that they are trying to minimize that. Kujawa stated it is important to note that of the three operating entities on the site,the marina was a prior tenant and all three entities need the parking to be managed properly. If there are customers that cannot stop and park,they will not be stopping to purchase a boat or utilize the boat club. Last year the parking lot was striped, which has improved the situation considerably. Double parking spaces were also introduced this year,which is being done currently at other marinas in the City. In addition, Classic Parking has been hired to manage the parking and they intend to have someone there on the weekends directing traffic. Kujawa noted parking on the site varies with the seasonal. River Valley requires more parking in the spring and for the majority of the summer he has only three pontoons on display,which leaves room to parallel park in that area. Kujawa noted the City's current code requires 70 stalls. In very conservative numbers,there are 26 parking stalls available in the paved lot, 24 at the gazebo, and 21 at the residential lot,which gives a total of 71 parking sites on site. That number does not include the wedged area. If double parking is allowed,that would provide a total of 95 spots,which is substantially more than what is required by the code. Page 12 of 37