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legitimate lakeshore lots, and the owners of Lots 1-4 have been paying full lakeshore � ' ' � <br /> taxes. It is unknown whether this has an impact on any prescriptive easement claim that <br /> might arise from the 4 owners. <br /> Issues for Future Consideration <br /> Slip Rental. Although it appears two of the four existing docks are being rented out by the <br /> off-lake property owners, staff views that as a separate issue from the docks being on City <br /> property. The ordinances that in combination act to prohibit dock slip rental have a few <br /> � loophol�s that should be closed if Council concludes that the City should be more pro- <br /> active in pursuing slip rental complaints. <br /> Possible Options for Future Use of Four Citv Lots. A variety of possible options should <br /> be considered for ultimate disposition or public use of the four tax parcels. Location <br /> factors that make these lots unique and add to the potential for possible enhanced public <br /> uses include: <br /> -adjacency to the shoreline � <br /> -adjacency to a 66' City road right-of-way that extends to the lake <br /> -adjacency to a City-owned 20' right-of-way that connects to the Dakota Rail future <br /> regional trail corridor <br /> -location in the Navarre area with many non-lakeshore homes within walking distance <br /> -only 3 blocks to the Navarre Park <br /> Other unique aspects of these parcels include: <br /> -three of the 4 properties across the road are underutilized in terms of residential use, with <br /> building values of $28,000 or less; the primary value of those lots has been in their <br /> proximity to the lake, and without lakeshore rights, their market values may be <br /> significantly reduced; the extent of such reduction is difficult to determine, but the land <br /> value might be reduced by perhaps 1/3 according to the City Assessor. <br /> -a culvert under the Dakota rail line had long been causing a neighborhood drainage <br /> problem for these lots, as it outletted in their back yards and did not have a specified <br /> channel to the lake. This drainage situation was improved via a City project within the <br /> last year. <br /> The fact that there may be a number of off-lake parties with "bathing and boating rights" <br /> over the City parcels might tend to make some use options more complicated. Options for <br /> possible long-term use that could be explored might include the following: <br /> 1. Do nothing, let the four lot owners across the road continue to put docks on City <br /> property. Deal with rental slip situations as a separate issue. <br /> 2. Require removal of the docks from the 4 City parcels. This has potential to result <br /> in a costly legal battle since the property values will decrease significantly as soon <br /> as lake access is denied. <br /> 3. Sell each parcel to its opposite off-lake landowner (Question for City Attorney: <br /> Can the City sell this property?) and let each owner deal with the consequences of <br /> the potential multiple holders of"bathing and boating rights". <br /> 5-1�-08 Page 4 of 6 <br />