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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 11, 2012 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 17 <br /> <br />(LMCD REPORT, Continued) <br /> <br />Loftus stated the Watershed District has informed her that the weevil study may not be done this summer <br />due to the milfoil coming in earlier than expected. Loftus indicated it was her understanding the milfoil <br />in Veteran’s Cove was not going to be harvested this year due to the weevil study. <br /> <br />McDermott indicated he is not sure whether Veteran’s Bay and Veteran’s Cove is the same thing. <br /> <br />Loftus requested Mr. McDermott verify that Veteran’s Bay and Veteran’s Cover are the same area and <br />make sure that Veteran's Cove gets harvested this year. <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS - LOREN SCHOENZEIT, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated he had nothing to report but would be available for questions. <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> <br />*4. #10-3475 JUDSON M. DAYTON, 825 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD SOUTH - <br />VARIANCE EXTENSION - RESOLUTION NO. 6145 <br /> <br />Printup moved, Franchot seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6145, a Resolution Approving <br />Renewal of Average Lakeshore Setback Variances for Lot 1 and Lot 2, Topside. VOTE: Ayes 4, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br />5. #11-3503 CITY OF ORONO, ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT - LAKESHORE <br />RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS: DOCK RENTAL <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the initial draft ordinance amendment presented to the City Council in May, 2011, was <br />intended to simplify and clarify the City’s existing ordinances that prohibit rental of dock slips on <br />residential property. At that time, some members of the Council expressed a desire to consider the issue <br />of residential slip rental more comprehensively than merely a clarification of the existing code language. <br />Staff was directed to bring the issue back to the Council at a future work session for more discussion. <br />The dock rental ordinance was placed on the Council’s September 12, 2011, work session agenda. <br />However, due to time constraints, the dock rental ordinance was not discussed at that time. <br /> <br />The item was brought back to the Council on February 27, 2012. At that time the Council voted 3-1 to <br />direct Staff to explore two new alternatives for revising the code and begin a new public review process. <br />The first alternative would be merely a revision of the currently proposed ordinance language, keeping the <br />current regulations in place but with added language that would not prohibit short-term boat storage such <br />as weekend visitors, etc. The second alternative to be considered would be to draft a new ordinance that <br />would eliminate any future City regulation of dock/slip rental at private residential docks. <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 06/25/2012 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 06/11/12 [Page 2 of 17]