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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, June 10, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />    Page 4 of 32   <br />(PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS – KEVIN LANDGRAVER, REPRESENTATIVE, <br />Continued) <br /> <br />Landgraver indicated he is expecting a busy season for applications and that Denise Leskinen is doing a <br />good job as the new chair of the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Landgraver stated he would be available for questions at tonight’s meeting. <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Richie Anderson, 3205 Crystal Bay Road, commended the City for keeping its budget in line and for the <br />improvements to Orono Orchard Road. Anderson noted in 2017 the City’s expenditures will be $600,000 <br />less than 2013 and that he is hoping his taxes will go down as a result. <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> <br />6. #13-3596 CITY OF ORONO, ZONING STUDY, ACCESSORY USES & STRUCTURES – <br />ORDINANCE & SUMMARY ORDINANCE <br /> <br />Gaffron noted at the May 28 meeting the City Council reviewed a draft of the proposed revisions to <br />Orono code sections regarding accessory uses and structures. <br /> <br />The revised draft tonight reflects the Council’s and City Attorney’s comments. The preamble to each <br />residential district standards for accessory structures has been revised to reflect its applicability to <br />accessory uses and structures. The preamble now reads: “Within any R-1A one-family residential <br />district, the only permitted accessory uses and structures are the following.” <br /> <br />The listing of allowed accessory uses for each residential zoning district has also been revised. The <br />separate listings for “attached private garages,” “detached accessory buildings,” and “detached accessory <br />structures” have been recombined into a single line item that reads as follows: “Detached private garages <br />and buildings subject to the performance standards of this Chapter.” This revision eliminates the potential <br />use of “detached accessory structures” as a catch-all that could be interpreted as allowing virtually any <br />accessory structure that is not listed. <br /> <br />In addition, the listings for “private recreational sporting facilities” and “private recreational play <br />facilities” have been combined into a single line item, reading as follows: “Private recreational facilities <br />subject to the pertinent accessory structure location and height requirements of this Chapter.” This <br />change reflects that it is difficult to discern the difference between sporting facilities and play facilities <br />and also difficult to determine whether certain facilities or equipment have impacts greater than others <br />and thus requiring a lesser or greater setback. Under this new wording, all recreational facilities must <br />meet the accessory structure setbacks. Those already subject to greater setbacks, such as tennis courts, <br />pools, etc., remain subject to those greater setbacks. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda 06/24/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 06/10/2013 [Page 4 of 32]