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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,November 16,2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. 6. #15-3795 SOUTHVIEW DESIGN ON BEHALF OF ROBERT AND BETH SCHNELL 1130 � CRYSTAL BAY ROAD SOUTH,VARIANCES,7:46 P.M.—8:22 P.M. (cont' ) Landgraver asked if there is a 10-foot setback requirement from the house. Curtis stated there is. � / Landgraver asked if the City has granted variances to that,� � . � Curtis stated the City typically has not due to�e�y re�sons. � Thiesse stated the 75-foot lakeshore se�ack line is preriy sacred to the City and that he would encourage the applicants to do whatever y can to stay out of that area. i McGrann asked if applicants would still need to come back for other variat�es even if they stayed out of the 75-foo rea. Curtis i 'cated they would due to the location of the average lakeshore setback. andgraver moved, Schoenzeit seconded,to table Application No. 15-3795,Southview Des� on behalf of Robert and Beth Schnell, 1130 Old Crystal Bay Road South. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0�� 7. #15-3759 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT REGARDING VACATION RENTALS,8:22 P.M.—8:45 P.M. Barnhart stated the City has received some complaints regarding the use of properties for short-term rentals. This use appears to have been growing over the past several years, in part due to the proliferation of different websites where travelers can search for homes based on local amenities, including Lake Minnetonka. Concerns identified with the rental of rooms or houses in residential areas include absentee owners, loud parties,traffic, parking, overcrowding and safety of renters. The City currently does not have a rental ordinance, which would be a mechanism to inspect property annually to verify life safety requirements of the building code are met. Therefore,the safety of vacationers in private homes is not verifiable. Barnhart stated the first draft is intended to initiate discussion of the issues and possible solutions. Staff suggests regulating this issue through a business licensing process,where a license is required annually. The Planning Commission is asked to review the ordinance and identify other concerns not addressed. The draft ordinance does not regulate rental of a home for a year but anything under 30 days. The City can either allow it as a business license or regulate it so that it is not permissible if the rental is less than 30 days. Barnhart stated based on Planning Commission direction, Staff will prepare appropriate changes to be reviewed in either January or February. Schoenzeit asked if the tenants could be prosecuted through the nuisance ordinance. Page 20 of 29