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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,November 16,2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. 7. #15-3759 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT REGARDING VACATION RENTALS,8:22 P.M.—8:45 P.M. (continued) Landgraver stated the first approach should be to identify these types of properties and then an enforcement took is needed if there are complaints. Landgraver stated when something is considered a nuisance,the City has some type of procedure to handle it, which is getting to the spirit of this ardinance. Schoenzeit stated the first complaint could be one strike against the property owner and that they could be given three strikes. Schoenzeit stated he has a problem with the government telling people what they can do with their property, especially if the City has no complaints about the tenants. McGrann stated someone could complain every single time regardless of the tenant and it would be difficult for the City to determine whether it is a legitimate complaint. McGrann stated the City should be trying to stop those that are causing nuisances rather than the whole trend. Schwingler stated if the City has received only two complaints, it might not be necessary to do anything. Barnhart noted the City received two complaints on a specific property and neither involved vacation rentals. Schoenzeit stated perhaps there needs to be a threshold for complaints in the City. Schoenzeit stated affecting property rights for well-behaved properties is a big no-no. McGrann stated he can imagine a situation where there is someone new every night or every weekend. Schwingler noted currently it is not an issue. Barnhart noted the City Council requested the Planning Commission discuss this and that the Planning Commission can either move forward with the ordinance or they can table it. Barnhart stated he would like to have a public hearing with the people who have been identified as vacation renters before Staff supports a recommendation for an actual ordinance. Barnhart stated noise complaints can be addressed through the noise ordinance. Landgraver indicated he is in favor of tabling it. McGrann stated he would not dismiss it totally but that the City needs to determine how to address it. Leskinen stated this might be an issue that would be worthy of having a work session in order to discuss it more thoroughly. Leskinen stated in her view it needs to be looked at cautiously because the potential for unintended consequences is high. Schoenzeit stated there should be some level of complaints to warrant being on the agenda. Barnhart stated the Council directed Staff to look at regulating the issue, and if the City adopts an ordinance that requires a business license, that would be one way of dealing with it. Schoenzeit stated the City has a long history saying that if it is not an active topic, leave it as is. Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 8:36 p.m. Page 22 of 29 �