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: `, , �,., <br /> ! � <br /> Cit� o� ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> NO. 1624 <br /> • <br /> • � • • <br /> �4HEREAS, because of the geographical location of the <br /> marinas and their proximity to heavy population, and the access to <br /> marinas by county and city roads, and the general use of the bays <br /> of Lake P�Iinnetonka for recreation by way of swimming, boating, <br /> fishing and water sports by the citizens of Orono, the City regulates <br /> both the on-land activities of marinas and the extensions of docks <br /> and mooring areas into Lake Minnetonka in the interest of public order <br /> and to protect the 1ife, safety and welfare of the community. The . <br /> City through its regulations is not licensing boats but is only licensing _ <br /> the marinas to the extent the marina operations affect the general public <br /> and the adjacent properties within the City of Orono; and <br /> WHEREAS , the City shares concurrent jurisdiction over the <br /> primary harbor limit of the City of Orono with the Lake Minnetonka <br /> Conservation District and the Department of Natural Resources of the <br /> State of Minnesota; and <br /> ' WHEREAS, the regulation of the navigable waters involves an <br /> � exercise of police power of the State, LMCD and the City of Orono, all <br /> of which have adopted rules to ensure to all equal enjoyment of the <br /> public rights and to suppress the clashing of public and private interests <br /> and resulting public disorder; and • <br /> WHEREAS , the regulations of the DNR, LMCD and the City of <br /> , Orono regulate the property rights of 'the riparian owners both as to <br /> single family residential owners and the commercial marina owners, to <br /> the extent prohibiting any interference with the public waters adjoining <br /> that property. The LMCD; DNR and the City of Orono must fulfill their <br /> trusteeship over the public waters by protecting against interference <br /> � by anyone, including those who assert the commonlaw rights of riparian , <br /> owners, whether or not they be commercial marinas or single family <br /> residential owners; and . <br /> � WHEREAS, as to Lake Minnetonka, a mutual right of enjoyment <br /> � exists between and is shared by riparian owners and the public generally. <br /> The marinas have no exclusive privileges over Lake Minnetonka. The <br /> only additional private right that the marina or any riparian owner may <br /> � have over the public generally is to construct one dock to the navigable <br /> depth of the public waters. There can b'e no dispute but that the public <br /> generally and each riparian owner to Lake Minnetonka has the right to use <br /> the entire surface area of Lake Mir�netonka for all suitable purposes in <br /> common with alT other riparian owners. This right is a right not only to <br /> the members of the public but the right to each riparian owner. This <br /> � mutual right of enjoyment which is shared by riparian owners and the <br /> public generally includes the recreational benefits of the Lake such as <br /> boating and fishing therein; the riparian marina has no exclusive <br /> privileges to these rights; and <br />