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M�NUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 8, 1985. PAGE 13 . $OAT STORAGE ORDINANCE DISCUSSION Dick Carl stated that it does not define boats over 20 ' but says boats "less than 20 ' " . Carl stated that the Council would be better served while they maintain a somewhat loose ordinance, that the ordinance be better defined. Rich Siakel of 3325 Crystal Bay Road noted that the ordinance seems to be vague regarding storage of equipment. Siakel asked if docks fall under this category, and if so, there will be and are many violators of the ordinance. Siakel stated . that equipment is not defined and draw the line. Siakel stated that random enforcement becomes the problem. Councilmember Grabek asked if they want to draw the line. Grabek felt that if the City leaves the ordinance vague that it leaves the Council the flexibility they need to resolve issues such as this. Grabek noted that the City could enforce every ordinance it has, but the property taxes would rise about 100 percent because the City would have to hire three times the staff they have now. Mayor Butler agreed that by leaving the ordinance vague it gives the City Council the flexibility for interpretation of the ordinance and open to thF� feelings of the neighbors . Greg Long of 3359 Crystal Bay Road explained that the ordinance does not address the seasonal storage of equipment. Long stated that half the things stored on someone ' s property in the winter is not stored there in the sun�mer because it is in the lake during the summer . Long felt the ordinance should be amended to include seasonal storage. Councilmember L. Adams agreed that the ordinance should be amended for clarity in certain areas . Adams felt that a public hearing should be held for consideration of modifying the boat storage ordinance. Adams noted that the boats seem to get larger and increase in number every year. Mayor Butler explained that the Council asked for Planning Commission ' s interpretation of the ordinance. Butler stated that they resolved that if a boat is properly screened from neighbor ' s view it should meet the ordinance. Dick Carl of 3385 Crystal Bay Road explained that the design of modern boats are made so that they may be stored on the owner' s property. Carl stated that this has been done because the public has demanded it, and because it gets expensive when the owner of a boat has to store it at a marina. Dick Cherba of 1340 Vine Place asked the Council to remember that the Lake Minnetonka area is a recreational area. Cherba stated that when someone lives in a recreational area the City should realize that storage of recreational equipment on the owner ' s property is inevitable. Cherba felt that this was only the beginning of the problem for boat storage and seasonal equipment.