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Zoning File #941 <br />July 11, 1985 <br />Page 2 <br />The City was introduced to this multiple dock area in 1979 in the <br />process of reviewing a lot area variance for a Robert Watson. It was <br />an application involving the common ownership of two tracts of <br />shore properties. One was developed, the other undeveloped. A condi­ <br />tion of approving that variance application was that both homesteaded <br />lots on the mainlake retain a lagoon tract for dock purposes. As a <br />result, the current owners of Tracts M & N and K & L are the only <br />legal or conforming users of the riparian tracts. It should be note <br />that the original covenants never established standards for the use of <br />these limited properties. <br />The Marina Committee had been attempting to deal with the six <br />separate owners, two adjacent residential owners and four non-ad^acent <br />owners, but found it impossible to come to any agreement because of <br />the diverse ownership pattern and the illegal or unresolved status of <br />Tracts S&T, M&N, K&L and E. The chairman of the Marina <br />Committee advised each of the four owners of the need to gain legal <br />status or recognition of their use of the riparian tracts from the <br />Council before the committee could work with all six owners on a safe <br />agreed upon use of the lagoon area. <br />Nutt was the only member of the four to file an application by <br />the deadline for this meeting. Exhibit G & H are letters from other <br />owners advising of their inability to make dealine. They will appear <br />before you at the August 19th meeting. <br />Tracts R & 0 have contained docks since the early 60's. Each <br />dock, as with the others, maintain a zero lot line setback. Both <br />docks have had each one sail boat over 16 feet stored for the summer <br />season. To my knowledge there has never been another boat kept at <br />these docks. Tracts Q & P are the land tracts providing a parking <br />space for each owner. Access to these tracts are via Dick Ogle s <br />property to the south - note Ogle also owns the land Tract D that <br />should have been combined with Tract E. <br />Issues for Consideration <br />1. Should the fact that Nutt has owned this property since the <br />early 60's prior to formal municipal zoning have a bearing on the <br />review? <br />2. Can these tracts be put to another reasonable use under the <br />present zoning? <br />3. Were the hardships created by the owners or due to <br />circumstances unique to this property? <br />4. Is the current use of the property out of character with the <br />sujf roundi ng lagoon neighborhood? <br />5. Is there a safe level of use for a 20' wide riparian lot? <br />- - ■i