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AGENDA ITEM Item No.: 15 Date: February 10, 2020 Item Description: LAI 9-000097 — City of Orono Text Amendment - Dock Licensing Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP Agenda Planning Department Community Development Director Section: Report 1. Purpose. To consider changes to the city code that allows for the licensing of city land for the installation of private docks by adjacent property owners. 2. Background. The City Council at its workshop on October 14th directed staff to prepare an ordinance to allow for the private use of city land for docks, specifically for the 4 lots adjacent to city land on Crystal Bay Road. The draft ordinance was discussed at the City Council meeting on January 13th, though action was tabled to allow the full council to act, as Councilmember Printup was absent. The prepared draft is based on Mound, Big Lake, and Minnetonka Beach regulations and establishes a license available to the adjacent residential lot only. The Council will appoint a dock administrator, expected to be the City Administrator or Community Development Director, who will approve the dock license and administer the program. The draft allows only the owner of a particular lot on Crystal Bay Road to be eligible for a particular dock site (lines 26-30.) If the Council wanted to expand the practice in the future, an ordinance amendment will be necessary. The rental of dock space is prohibited on lines 49-51. The licensee will declare their boat, to avoid having the dock be rented out. For homeowners with visitors, a temporary visiting dockage permit is offered, for up to 21 days per calendar year for visits longer than 48 hours. The city will issue a license plate, to be attached to the dock near Crystal Bay Road. The draft includes certain specifications and incorporates LMCD regulations (Lines 56-65). At the meeting on January 13th, the council directed staff to make the following amendments to the draft: a. Duration. The proposed lease term is 10 years. (Line 99) b. Storage. (Lines 68-69) Docks and dock accessories are to be removed from the dock site between November 1 and April 1. Staff made no other changes to the ordinance, waiting for Council direction. Staff seeks direction on the fees. Mound charges $325/ year, $100/ year for the second boat. Big Lake charges $350.00 per year. Minnetonka Beach charges based on the size of the boat, $300 — $600. Staff recommends $325 per year ($975 per license term) and $100 per second boat, per year ($300 per license term). How does the Council anticipate applying these fees? 3. Public Comment. No comments have been received to date, though property owners at Crystal Bay Road are monitoring the ordinance and contacting staff frequently. Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: -Sb)R Approved By: -TV