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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, May 20, 2013 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 13 of 25  <br />  <br /> <br />Johnson stated the City should look into it. <br />Curtis indicated she is not able to find the pictures Mr. Anderson requested. <br />Anderson stated he sent three pictures last year that depicted cars parked on the road. In addition, the no <br />parking sign was removed. Not only were people parking on the side of the road, but they were also <br />parking going the wrong way on the road. <br /> <br />Anderson noted the adjoining lot to the Johnsons is a residential lot and that he always understood it to be <br />overflow parking when he owned it. Anderson stated he knew it was residential and that he never had <br />any commercial operations in that building. <br /> <br />Anderson stated as the neighbors have testified, the building is ready to fall down and is still being used <br />by the boat club guys. The gazebo cannot store all the gear they need and that the marina had four <br />employees there the other day working the docks. Anderson indicated he is not sure where the employees <br />park. <br /> <br />Anderson stated in his view there should be a requirement to have offsite parking with a shuttle bus since <br />there is a parking problem in this area. Anderson stated in his view this application is null and void given <br />the parking situation. <br /> <br />Anderson noted Taniger Bay, LLC, is listed on the application and at one point they were a friendly <br />partner to M.C. Kaminski, which is no longer the case. Crown Bank has taken over the property and it is <br />in foreclosure. The main piece of property that the applicant is operating on is in receivership so what <br />you have is a receiver and there is not an owner like the neighbors were saying. There is no one to go to <br />to get satisfaction. There is a receiver and no owner. Some guy from Minnetonka Boat Works rents out <br />the dock slips, so there are at least four parties involved. <br /> <br />Anderson stated there are also cars parked in the green area located in front of the building. Anderson <br />stated the retail person has a $30 million retail operation and sells boats out of there. Anderson stated he <br />can safety say there will be boats in that parking lot. The retail person supposedly has 14 slips but he will <br />sell 100 boats out of there. This spring there were two trailers parked going the wrong way on the side of <br />the road. Anderson stated in his opinion there will be higher use there than there ever has been in the past <br />for the retail guy. <br /> <br />Anderson stated in his view the City should at least table it and look into the ownership since two <br />residential parcels are involved with parking. Anderson stated clearly this property is not even close to <br />being used a residential property. Anderson commented only one person from the Planning Commission <br />went and visited the site, which is disgusting. <br /> <br />Leskinen stated she did drive by but it was pouring rain and did not get out of her car. <br /> <br />Bennett commented she drives through that area almost every day. <br /> <br />Anderson noted the boat club customers, when they park on the street, cross between the Johnson house <br />and the crosswalk. When people get out of their car, they will take the route with the shortest distance. <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 06/17/2013 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 05/20/2013 <br />[Page 13 of 25]