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VIOLATION 6-23-10 1440 Shoreline Drive MPG was advised via telephone conversation this afternoon of an apparent zoning violation at 1440 Shoreline Drive. Caller subsequently forwarded a photo showing a large sign (approximately 6' high by 12' wide) on the south wall of the residence structure at this property, advertising a"boat club"). Subject property is zoned LR-1A Single-family Lakeshore Residential, in which no commercial use is normally allowed. This property and the similarly zoned property to the immediate south have long been owned in common with the adjacent marina, and are the subject of a variety of Cit actions over the past 30 years. While these properties are zoned residentially,they are subject to a conditional use permit granted in the early 1980s which allows overflow marina customer parking of up to 21 vehicles in total on the two residential properties. No other commercial use of these properties is allowed, and the limited use that is allowed via CUP was the result of a rezoning agreement between the City and the then owners in 1980. 6-24-10 After additional research by Chris, we obtained the phone and website information for the proposed business. Business Name: Your Boat Club Website: yourboatclub.net Owners: Luke Kujawa(ph. 612-865-8879)&Michael Jellish(ph. 612-208-1800) Business Address: 10 South 5th Street, Suite#110 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Property Owner: Maciek G. Kaminski, dba Tanager Bay LLC 294 Grove Lane E., #100 Wayzata, MN 55391 MPG had a phone conversation this afternoon with Mr. Jellish, advising him of the violation and telling him to expect a letter very shortly,requiring him to cease operations and remove the signage at this site. I also advised him of the zoning situation and that even if he can move the operation to the vacant marina building at 1444 Shoreline, a CUP will still be needed to operate a boat club. Jellish indicated the following: Your Boat Club operates successfully in Prior Lake and has plans to expand to Lake Minnetonka. They had worked out a lease with Marine Max for office space and slips at 1444, and spent$20,000 on initial advertising,then received a call from marine Max who indicated they were ceasing operations at this site, that because they had `written off' this location they are unable to legally realize any income from the site, and that they have a lease through August 2011. Jellish and Kujawa then approached the owner (Kaminski) who offered them the building at 1440 for a long-term lease situation with the intent they would remodel the property since it is in poor condition. 6-25-10 Violation Letter sent to Owner and Club (see letter)