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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 10, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 32 (6. #13-3596 CITY OF ORONO, ZONING STUDY, ACCESSORY USES & STRUCTURES – ORDINANCE & SUMMARY ORDINANCE, Continued) A definition of “private recreational facilities” has been added to replace the separate definitions for sporting and play facilities and reads as follows: “Private recreational facilities means detached structures or equipment, whether stationary or mobile, such as swimming pools, tennis courts and sport courts, hockey rinks, hot tubs and spas, recreational fire rings, patios, barbecue pits and outdoor kitchens, playhouses and play structures, swing sets, trampolines, skateboard ramps, basketball hoops, batting cages, etc., used generally for recreation purposes for the convenience and use of the residents of the property and their guests. Gaffron noted “solar electric and solar thermal systems” and “geothermal systems” are removed from the list of allowed accessory uses in each district and will be covered as allowed accessory uses within a separate ordinance section on alternative energy systems. Staff will proceed to prepare a draft ordinance which is expected to be on the Planning Commission’s agenda for a public hearing potentially as early as July. Gaffron noted that at the May 28 meeting, the Council concluded that the existing code building height limitations would govern all aspects or elements of a building with the exception of 3-foot parapet walls, HVAC cooling equipment, and elevator penthouses. These items should be allowed as height non- encroachments. As it relates to Ordinance Section 27, this section has been revised to allow flagpoles and small pump houses in the lakeshore setback zone. The Council was asked to consider an appropriate lakeshore setback for those structures and it was concluded that no setback should be required for these two uses. The language has been revised to merely require flagpoles to meet the principal structure side setback. Lock boxes and pump houses would still be subject to the accessory structure side setback requirement. Gaffron noted Ordinance Section 30 has been added which repeals the moratorium as of the effective date of this ordinance. With regard to residential trash and recycling enclosures, the discussion on May 28 suggested that providing for trash and/or recycling enclosures near the road was not necessary at this time. At some point in time the trash management provisions of Zoning Code Chapter 54 should be reviewed and revised if necessary with regards to screening. Gaffron stated the ordinance amendment is necessary and appropriate since the City’s ordinances regarding accessory structures were originally formatted and adopted in 1967. Since that time there have been many additions and revisions to code sections affecting accessory uses but the basic formatting and predicate language has not been updated. The proposed ordinance revisions intend to update and further enumerate the accessory uses/structures allowed in the City of Orono rather than limit them. By specifically listing those uses that have always been allowed and referencing the standards which already apply to them, the City is establishing a much clearer picture of what the residents are allowed to do. McMillan thanked Mike Gaffron for his report and the fine work that Staff and the Planning Commission has done on this ordinance amendment. Item #02 - CC Agenda 06/24/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 06/10/2013 [Page 5 of 32]