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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 10, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 17 of 32 (9. #13-3606 LUKE KUJAWA OF YOUR BOAT CLUB, 1444 SHORELINE DRIVE, CUP AMENDMENT, Continued) Farniok noted as it relates to the crosswalk usage, there is no legal standard that requires pedestrians to use the marked crosswalk. Given the location of the crosswalk, it likely is not going to be used since most people will take the most direct route from their car to the marina. The police department has received one parking complaint. A report was also run regarding parking citations but it was hard to differentiate between this use and the 900 block of Shoreline. The report consisted of four complaints over two years concerning illegal parking. Farniok indicated there was also one call for 1444 Shoreline Drive of a property damage complaint as well as a signage complaint in reference to the marina. The police department did work with the marina to address that issue. In 2012, there was a complaint about shots being fired at the residential property which officers responded to but were unable to determine whether it was fireworks or gunshots. A noise complaint was also received for the property at 1440 Shoreline where the officers responded but when the officers arrived at the property, they found the noise level was not significant. Farniok stated he has spoken with the fire chief about the fueling situation and there was an inspection of the storage container. The fire chief will be preparing a report regarding his findings and discussion with the fire marshal. The fire marshal did visit the site and had some concerns about the positioning of the temporary fuel container. According to regulations, there should be a 50-foot setback from any structure but the fire marshal had indicated he would be okay with a 25-foot setback. The fire marshal also found some spillage on the tank and on the ground next to the tank. One of the conditions is that the tank not be completely filled. Farniok indicated the fire chief and the fire marshal will be defining what temporary means in this situation. Loftus asked whether the boat club can fuel boats now or whether they have to wait for approval from the fire marshal. Farniok indicated he does not have that information. McMillan asked when the City will receive a report from the fire chief. Farniok indicated the fire chief has been advised that the City would like to receive that as soon as possible. (Recess taken from 8:58 p.m. to 9:03 p.m.) Luke Kujawa stated this situation started approximately three years ago when they had one of their first meetings with Staff over the language in City Code regarding marinas and the fact that boat clubs need to obtain a conditional use permit. Kujawa indicated at the time of the first application, they went through all the details relating to the parking stipulations and conditions recommended by the Planning Commission. The conditional use permit for 20 boat club slips was eventually approved. Kujawa noted the one complaint the police chief mentioned regarding parking was not caused by boat club parking but was caused by the tenant in the building who was staging boats for a boat show. Other than that, over the last three years, there has been virtually no parking complaints or other complaints about the site. Item #02 - CC Agenda 06/24/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 06/10/2013 [Page 17 of 32]