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. .0,�. O O CITY of ORONO r. ti Municipal Offices Street Address: Mailing Address: 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 March 23, 1998 Tim Landon 1375 Vine Place Mound, MN 55364 Re: City codes regarding use of private boat docks Dear Mr. Landon: Per our past discussions, this letter is intended to clarify the City's position with regards to the use of your boat dock by Mr. Appleman or others. The attached flyer entitled "Orono Municipal Code Excerpts Regarding Prohibition of Boat Slip Rental in Residential Zones" outlines the Municipal Code sections pertinent to your situation. Your property is located in the LR-113 Single Family Lakeshore Residential District. No business uses are allowed in the LR-1B District per Zoning Code Section 10.24. Further, Section 5.43 defines "Business Use" as engaging in either a marina business or in the business of docking,mooring or storing boats. It further defines the "Business of Docking,Mooring or Storing Boats" to include renting or otherwise providing(emphasis added) space for docking, mooring or storing one or more boats belonging to persons other than the owner or occupant of the property,except when licensed as a joint use. Section 5.43 Subd. 6 disallows "Business Use" in all zones except the B-2 zone, which is reserved for commercial marinas. Your situation would not qualify for a'joint use' dock license. It is the City's position that if the prior owners/occupants of your property did provide Mr.Appleman with an arrangement to keep the boat docked at the property while Appleman owned the boat but was not an owner or occupant of the property, then that arrangement was in violation of the City Code. Continuation of such an arrangement in the future under your ownership of the property would similarly place you, as owner, in violation of the Code. Sincerely, Michael P. Gaffron Senior Planning Coordinator encl. Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510