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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday,February 16,2016 6:30 o'clock p.m. Barnhart indicated he did not. Lemke asked if the draft ordinance was set at a minimum of three nights. Barnhart noted some people at the workshop felt a maximum was more appropriate and some felt that three was too much of a minimum. Staff feels three is appropriate since most people will rent the home for a long weekend. Barnhart stated the issue is with one group of people renting it for one night and another group the next night. Barnhart stated requiring a minimum of three nights helps to respect the neighborhood. Thiesse stated in his view three nights are a little too much and that some of these will be weekend rentals, which is only two nights. Landgraver indicated he is in agreement with Commissioner Thiesse. Schoenzeit stated to his knowledge the City has yet to hear from one person who has been the victim of the noise and has only received one complaint that was actually from the homeowner. Schoenzeit noted the City has no actual documented abuse cases and that they chose to do nothing about the rooster lady due to the low volume of complaints. Schoenzeit stated in his view this is an ordinance in search of a problem that does not exist. Landgraver noted there is a letter in the packet from a resident that says they are against rentals. Thiesse stated this is the ground floor and similar ordinances are popping up in a number of cities. Thiesse stated Orono is not asking the property owners to do anything more than what some of them are already doing. Schoenzeit stated the real issue is who the City can call on short notice to deal with a problem. Schoenzeit stated the draft ordinance has a pretty good overlap with existing ordinances and that in his view this ordinance encroaches on property owners' rights. Page 2 of 8