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Page 15 Ar�ALYSIS OF THE STUBBS BAY MARINA PROPOSAL I. Introduction " The Stubbs Bay Marina has had a varied history going back for some time with a documented history going back to the early 1960's. The history of the original operation of the marina, subsequent expansions and the relationship of the marina with the city and other agencies is quite extensive and has been documented elsewhere and therefore will not be repeated in this report. The major purpose of this report is to analyze the proposed marina in relationship to existing and future planning and development of the City of Orono. Thus, this report will only bring in and discuss those facts related to its previous operation that deal specifically with planning and development issues. Since the time the marina burned down in 1976, a number of different proposals have been developed and presented on an informal basis of future use of the property. More recently, a formal proposal has been presented to the City of Orono by the property owner for constructing a marina on the property. Basically, the proposal is to construct a building on the property wh�ch would contain a 26' x 40' workshop for servicing boats which would be part of another building housing office space, lounge and washroom facilities. A total of 66 boat slips and a major launching ramp for the boats would also be constructed on the property. In addition, a total of 73 parking spaces for. autos and 24 spaces for boat trailer storage would be developed on the property, of which there would be parking for 77 boats in winter storage. A six foot chainlink fence would be constructed around the property with screening consisting of shrubs and trees being provided on all sides of the property except on the lake side. An entrance and exit would be provided on the northern end of the property directly on County Road #84. In response to informal discussions between the property owner and the City Council, the city staff, city attorney and planning consultant under- took some brief� reviews of the proposal and suggested that the City Council seriously consider passing a moratorium ordinance to prohibit the issuance of building permits in the Stubbs Bay Area, including the property, for a short" period_of time to provide the opportunity for the city staff, city - attorney and planning consultant to make an in-depth study of the area and to analyze the existing proposal as .well as to recommend a land use for the - site from �6e perspective of future planning and development of the City of Orono. On January 23, 7979, the Orono City Council passed a moratorium ordinance prohibiting the issuance of building permits in a prescribed area in the northern portion of Stubbs Bay for a period of six months to provide the necessary time for additional studies of the area and to hold additional public hearings on the proposal . Subsequent to this, the City Council requested that I.R.C., Inc. , the planning consultant for the city, undertake a study of the area, analyze the proposal in terms of future planning and development of the City of Orono and make a recommendation for a proper use of the site from a planning perspective. � The city had prepared a Comprehensive Guide Plan ; ; which was adopted in 1974 together with an amended Zoning Ordinance to reflect the policies of the plan. At the present time, the city is in