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exceptions depending on when the site was in existence. 6. Other items that would be taken into consideration for each site include vegetation, water depth, utilities, converging lot lines, and other issues that might affect the use of the site. Please note the LMCD Board of Directors has not taken a formal position on the regulation of docks by cities. These comments do not express an opinion on whether the proposed regulations are preempted under the same rational as the Court’s ruling in City of Birchwood Village v. Simes, 576 N.W.2d 458 (Minn. App. 1998). Highlighted Code Excerpts 2-3.01. Authorized Dock Use Area Regulations. Subd. 1. Uses Outside of Dock Use Area. No person shall use any area of the Lake outside an authorized dock use area for docks, moorings, watercraft storage, swimming floats, ski jump storage, or diving towers, unless such use is specifically permitted under the provisions of this Code. Subd. 2. Uses Within Dock Use Area. No person shall use any area of the Lake within any authorized dock use area for docks, moorings, watercraft storage, swimming floats, ski jump storage, or diving towers without the consent of the riparian owner. Subd. 3. Discarded Watercraft. No person who is in charge or control of any property on the Lake, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall allow any sunken, wrecked, junked, or discarded watercraft to remain within any authorized dock use area for a period of longer than one week. This limitation shall not apply to watercraft within the authorized dock use area of a commercial establishment engaged in the business of repairing and rehabilitating watercraft while so engaged with regard to such watercraft. 2-3.03. Determination of Authorized Dock Use Area. Subd. 1. Generally. The dimensions of an authorized dock use area for sites bordering the Lake are determined in accordance with this Section. The authorized dock use area shall be measured from the point which forms the shoreline when the Lake is at elevation 929.4, National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (“NGVD”). The authorized dock use area includes the area on, under, and over the surface of the Lake. Subd. 2. Length. The length of the authorized dock use area is measured on a line parallel to the site side lines as extended into the Lake and is limited as provided in this subdivision. (a) General Limit. The length of an authorized dock use area extends into the Lake a distance equal to the length of shoreline frontage of the site as measured at right angles to the side site lines as extended into the Lake. The total length of the authorized dock use area shall not extend beyond 100 feet, even if the site has more than 100 feet of shoreline frontage, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Section.