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f000p <br />EXCELSIOR <br />1710 <br />E:;, C e I s i or- , <br />March 11, 1986 <br />Di*-'1Y YC F I T <br />Ego:: 685 <br />Ni nnesota <br />C'L..UEs <br />_j %_j 1 <br />City of Orono <br />Attn: Ms. Jeanne A. MabUSth <br />Bui l di ng and Zoning Admi n i strrAtor <br />P.O. Do;., 66 <br />Crystal Day, Minnesota SJ:� 4= <br />Re: Deering Island <br />Dear Ms. Mabusth , <br />I would 1 i 1::e to provide YOU with fc.!rther information <br />regarding our request for a c_ondi t i oval uc-,e permit to Use <br />Deering Island as a Day Use Recreational Area as defined in <br />your Code and for a variance from the 5 acre minimum lot area <br />requi rement. E:.,cel si or Day Yacht Cl Ub is providing Deering <br />Island as a day use recreational area for its Commodore C1 cab <br />Members, subject to City j1ppr-o-./al . The Commodore Club is the <br />most e;., c l usi ve C l uh membership offered by the Yacht C1 cab and <br />is limited to members. Bascld on use percentages compiled <br />by the DNR and LMCD, appro;; i matl ey T� % to _,,J% of the <br />Commodore C l Ub Members would be ori the Lake dur- i ng peak <br />periods. We e;.;pect that most of these members would be at <br />the C1 cab ' s main facility :i n E:, cel si car (ormer 1 y Stonewi ngs <br />Restaurant) and only a s;mal 1 percentage WOUl d be using the <br />Island at any one time. Tn or-Jer- to ensure that there is no <br />overcrowding on the I sl and , we have placed a limit of 75 <br />people that can be on the Is] arid at any one t i. me. While we <br />bel i eve the I sl (and can ac:comodate more than th is f i gure, this <br />limit would be consist:-irit with tkeepi ng a relaxed and bate: to <br />nature atmosphere can the IF -)land. <br />Thc:, e;.,i st i rag house on the I sI fLAnd wi ] l be torn dot--,)n and <br />new Ga ebo will be built this Spring. -rhe Ga ebo wi 1 1 t-Iouse <br />separate mens and womens bathrooms, :---I sm.:--All office/storeroom, <br />and a porch area to provide chel ter from the elements. A new <br />i:iept i c system wi. 1 1 be installed per City Codes in the area <br />designated on the E.i to plan. A new vrel l will be drilled and <br />placed per C-oi ty Codes. The bcathr-ooni�:s Wi 1 ]. use water s vi ng <br />devices such as water --saver toilets and automatic shUtof f <br />faUCets and shcawers. <br />Docks will be <br />pr-c)vl(:]c.Id <br />for entry <br />to <br />the Is] ,.arid. In <br />order to preserve <br />the share, <br />beaching <br />of <br />boats will be <br />