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31 Subd. 38-904 Application approval and denial. The Dock Administrator shall approve or deny all 32 applications. No application shall be approved if there are any outstanding noncompliance orders against 33 the applicant or if the proposed dock will not comply with all terms of the City Code. 34 Subd. 38-905 Terms of License. Before a dock license is issued, the applicant must sign a license 35 agreement containing the following terms and conditions and other provisions as the Council may require. 36 A. Rights and Liabilities. Except as otherwise provided, a City dock license entitles the license holder 37 to the exclusive use and control of the dock site and the same rights, obligations and liabilities as a 38 private property owner. In addition to the provisions of this Section, all dock license sites shall fully 39 comply with LMCD regulations and all applicable state laws and regulations. 40 B. Indemnification. Dock license holders shall be solely responsible for the dock license site and all 41 activities thereon. The license holder shall indemnify, defend and hold the City, its officers, boards, 42 commissions, agents and employees harmless from and against any and all lawsuits, claims, causes of 43 action, liability, and costs, of any nature that the City may at any time, directly or indirectly, suffer, 44 sustain in any way connected with the grant of a dock license or activities on the dock license site. 45 C. Docks. The license holder shall maintain only one dock at the dock license site. 46 D. License plates. Dock license plates shall be issued by the City after approval of the license 47 application. The license plate must be securely fixed to the streetside end of the licensed dock. 48 License plates shall be maintained by the licensee and shall remain the property of the City. 49 E. Transferability. Dock licenses may not be sold, assigned, licensed, or otherwise transferred in any 50 way to any person, partnership or corporation, except that the license may be transferred to a 51 purchaser of the license holder's residential property within the City. Dock space may not be rented. 52 F. Removal of docks. Upon termination of a dock license, the license holder must completely remove 53 the licensed dock and all accessory items, including but not limited to stairs leading to the dock from 54 the public property or public right of way. Any dock or accessory item that has not been removed will 55 be removed by the City and all costs the responsibility of the last license holder for that dock site. 56 G. Dock Construction; specifications and dimensions. 57 1. Docks on dock sites shall comply with LMCD regulations. 58 2. Docks shall be constructed of materials approved by the Dock Inspector; docks shall be of 59 plank or rail construction; and all dock posts shall be of equal height above the dock; 60 3. Docks shall not be located closer than 10 feet to a neighboring dock license site or private 61 property line. The Dock Administrator may refer, and the City Council may grant exceptions 62 where there are unusual circumstances and such an exception will not have a detrimental impact 63 on the lake. The City Council may impose conditions on any exception granted under this 64 subsection. 65 4. Docks may not be permanently installed. 66 H. Dock accessories. All dock accessories must be approved in writing prior to use at a Dock Site. 67 I. Dock Storage. Docks must be removed from the water no later than November 1. Page 2 Dock Licensing — draft 1-13-2020