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M0TUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Tuesday, February 16, 2016 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Barnhart indicated he did not. <br />Lemke asked if the draft ordinance was set at a minimum of three nights. <br />Barnhart noted some people at the workshop felt a maximum was more appropriate and some felt that <br />three was too much of a minimum. Staff feels three is appropriate since most people will rent the home <br />for a long weekend. Barnhart stated the issue is with one group of people renting it for one night and <br />another group the next night. Barnhart stated requiring a minimum of three nights helps to respect the <br />neighborhood. <br />Thiesse stated in his view three nights are a little too much and that some of these will be weekend <br />rentals, which is only two nights. <br />Landgraver indicated he is in agreement with Commissioner Thiesse. <br />Schoenzeit stated to his knowledge the City has yet to hear from one person who has been the victim of <br />the noise and has only received one complaint that was actually from the homeowner. Schoenzeit noted <br />the City has no actual documented abuse cases and that they chose to do nothing about the rooster lady <br />due to the low volume of complaints. Schoenzeit stated in his view this is an ordinance in search of a <br />problem that does not exist. <br />Landgraver noted there is a letter in the packet from a resident that says they are against rentals. <br />Thiesse stated this is the ground floor and similar ordinances are popping up in a number of cities. <br />Thiesse stated Orono is not asking the property owners to do anything more than what some of them are <br />already doing. <br />Schoenmit stated the real, issue is who the City can call on short notice to deal with a problem. <br />Schoenzeit stated the draft ordinance has a pretty good overlap with existing ordinances and that in has <br />view this ordinance encroaches on property owners' rights. <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />