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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,May 14,2018 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 23. RENTAL LICENSE 1440-1442 SHORELINE DRIVE—Continued <br /> specifically addresses the use of having a boat club and there was conversation about whether the boat <br /> club requires more parking. Johnson stated in his view Staff is conflating the two. <br /> Johnson asked whether this is the active site plan for the property. <br /> Barnhart indicated this is the site plan attached to the 1989 approval. <br /> Johnson stated this is the site plan that the City would be enforcing if the property still exists. Johnson <br /> indicated on August 17 he filed a complaint with the City of Orono stating that they are parking boats in <br /> front of the building where there are supposed to be pine trees and there is no screening between the <br /> parking spots that is required. Johnson noted both areas are supposed to have screenage and it is not <br /> being complied with. Johnson stated the City needs to enforce the site plan. <br /> Johnson indicated on the overhead the big blue building and the areas where there is supposed to be <br /> screening. Johnson stated the marina uses that area as a big circular parking lot and the City knew at that <br /> time to require screening,which would have prevented that and would have created some separation <br /> between residential and commercial. Johnson noted the screenage is still not there. <br /> Seals commented she is unaware of whether the evergreens were ever there. <br /> Walsh asked if the screening was actually part of the approval. <br /> Johnson stated it is in the resolution that it is required. <br /> Barnhart indicated it is pretty common when a new business comes forward that there is landscaping <br /> associated with a site plan. In theory, if a tree dies,it should be replaced to be consistent with the site <br /> plan,but in reality Staff does not have time to review site plans with current conditions. Barnhart stated <br /> he is not sure when any of the landscaping was removed. <br /> Walsh asked if someone comes to the City and says that there is supposed to be landscaping between two <br /> properties, whether the City can do anything. <br /> Mattick stated the problem with site plans routinely is that if at the time they were approved the area was <br /> planted,then in some respects they satisfied the site plan. Mattick indicated he has reviewed the rental <br /> licensing application but that he did not review the file back to 1989. Mattick stated site plans are usually <br /> a starting point, and if a tree dies,the City does not go out there and require it be replaced. <br /> Walsh commented this is a different situation since there should be a demarcation between a commercial <br /> use and a residential use. <br /> Johnson stated the language calls it screenage, and if it dies,it should be put back in. <br /> Walsh stated the City maybe needs to look at it a little harder. <br /> Page 10 of 16 <br />