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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />Monday, June 23, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  Page 20 of 30  <br /> <br />(8. 14-3666 LUKE KUJAWA ON BEHALF OF EOF INVESTMENTS, LLC, 1440-1442 <br />SHORELINE DRIVE – REZONING, Continued) <br /> <br />Chris McGrann, Planning Commissioner, noted he rescued himself from voting on this application since <br />he is a member of the boat club, but that the Planning Commission felt the current situation does not work <br />and that something needed to be done to help improve the situation. The Planning Commission felt that <br />what was proposed was too close to Tanager Bay and that there were not enough protections for the <br />neighbor. The Planning Commission felt even stronger, however, that what exists now does not work and <br />that the creation of a B-2 sub-district should be explored. McGrann stated requiring a greater setback, the <br />planting of trees, and the elimination of one of the entrances should be explored further to arrive at a <br />workable solution. <br /> <br />Kujawa stated he would like to address some of the photographs that were submitted today. Kujawa <br />stated the parking has become even further restricted due to the flooding. Kujawa asked if they are <br />allowed to sandbag the shore and pump out the parking lot. Kujawa noted the water is coming up to the <br />gazebo. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated he is not aware of anything that would prohibit them from constructing a temporary berm <br />of sandbags and pumping the water out. <br /> <br />Kujawa stated he has no idea whose truck is depicted in one of the photographs. Kujawa stated this is a <br />marina and that people will pull up with trucks and trailers. Kujawa stated they have been attempting to <br />fix the two entrances onto the road and provide a turnaround area for trucks and trailers. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if they have a ramp. <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated they do not. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the trailers are for the retail boat sales. <br /> <br />Kujawa stated the trailer that is depicted in the pictures is not their trailer. Kujawa stated the marina has <br />trucks and trailers pulling into their lot. <br /> <br />McMillan asked why they have trailers there if they do not have a ramp. <br /> <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated they have trailers coming to their site in the spring to bring the boats in and that they do <br />periodically have people driving trucks with trailers coming into the marina. Kujawa noted the retail <br />boats are also delivered by semi-trailer, which is typical for a boat dealership. <br /> <br />Mayor McMillan opened the public hearing at 9:20 p.m. <br /> <br />Matt Johnson, 1432 Shoreline Drive, stated he would like to thank the City Council for their comments <br />and that the reason why he first got involved in this is because the marina was storing boats on the <br />residential properties and using the properties in a way that was not in compliance with their conditional <br />use permit. Johnson stated they would like to see the use of the site to be in conformance with their <br />conditional use permit and that the use of the two residential lots appears to be increasing in intensity. <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 07/14/2014 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 06/23/2014 <br />[Page 20 of 30]