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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 10, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 15 of 30   <br />9. #14-3647 EOF INVESTMENTS, LLC, D/B/A YOUR BOAT CLUB, LLC – 1444 <br />SHORELINE DRIVE – COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR UNDERGROUND FUEL <br />STORAGE TANK INSTALLATION <br /> <br />Luke Kujawa, Applicant, was present. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the applicant has made application for a mechanical permit to install a 2,000-gallon <br />underground fuel storage tank on the Brown’s Bay portion o the property. The applicants are the owners <br />of the marina located at 1444 Shoreline Drive and have now acquired all four lots that have historically <br />been part of the marina operation. The portion of the properties located at 1440 and 1442 to the west of <br />Shoreline Drive is zoned single-family two acre lakeshore residential. The portion of those two lots to the <br />east are zoned B2 and all of 1444 is zoned commercial. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the boat club has been operating for the last three years and the applicants are hoping to <br />expand their operations in 2014. One of the desired improvements is a permanent fuel storage tank and <br />dispensing system. For the past three boating seasons, the applicants have employed a variety of <br />temporary procedures and equipment to refuel their club boats on a daily basis. None of these methods <br />have proven satisfactory for permanent use. The Long Lake Fire Chief has indicated the temporary fuel <br />system would not be approved for 2014. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated in 2013, the applicants relocated their boat club operation to the Brown’s Bay side of <br />County Road 15. In May of 2013, the applicants applied for an expansion of the boat club operation to 30 <br />slips from the originally approved 20 slips. That application was tabled by the City Council in order to <br />allow the applicant’s time to provide additional information and address a number of City concerns, <br />including the fueling situation. <br /> <br />Gaffron displayed the layout of the marina and highlighted the location of the proposed fuel storage tank. <br />The applicants are requesting approval for installation of a below-ground fuel tank within the parking lot <br />area just south of the gazebo on the Brown’s Bay side of County Road 15. This tank would serve a gas <br />dock with fuel dispensing equipment to be located on the center section of the docks. At this time the <br />applicants have indicated they intend to primarily use the fuel system to service club boats but there is an <br />expectation that this use could expand to the general boating public at some point in the future. <br /> <br />Gaffron noted marine fuel sales are a permitted use within the B2 Lakeshore Business District. <br />Underground fuel tanks are also subject to the provisions of the MnDNR, LMCD, MCWD, and MPCA. <br />The applicants have applied to the LMCD and the MnDNR for the proposed dock re configuration to <br />accommodate the fuel dispensing facilities. <br /> <br />Gaffron noted this is a commercial site plan review. Criteria for the evaluation of a commercial site plan <br />are listed in Section 78-145 and are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Is the use compatible with surrounding land uses. Gaffron noted the immediately surrounding <br /> land use is commercial in nature. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 02/24/2014 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 02/10/2014 <br />[Page 15 of 30]