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-i- '-I <br />o CITY of ORONO <br />RESOl.irriON OF THE CITY COIJNCII, <br />NO.o /. t •".■ <br />- ■ -■• •■ ■■ j <br />4. <br />6. <br />7. <br />• <br />The applicant has made cenain improvements to the propert)' since 1969 <br />including a picnic pavilion and vault tOilet facility (1972) and a private well <br />(1985). Two additional storage structures are located within the property. The <br />picnic pavilion is considered a legal nonconforming structure since it legally <br />existed at its current location less than 75’ from the shoreline prior to adoption <br />of hardcover and 75' lakeshore requirements. <br />Section 10.31, Subd. 3(C-1) requires minimum of 5.0 acres dry buildable area <br />for day use recreation area. The gross lot area of the property is approximately <br />9 acres, of which approximately 7.5 acres is considered dry buildable, thus <br />meeting the minimum acreage requirement. <br />Section 10,31. Subd. 3(C-1) also requires a minimum "lot area-to-user" ratio of <br />1 acre per 20 users. Under that standard, the code would allow up to 150 users <br />on the property at one time. All abutting adjacent land is owned by the Hennepin <br />Parks, and there is no adjacent land available for acquisition by the applicant. <br />The Minnetonka Power Squadron by-laws set no limit on the number of <br />members. The average number of members (family units) is 250 to 350. <br />Theiefore, the potential exists for the number of users at any given time to <br />exceed 150. Because the Power Squadron is a nonprofit organization, it is <br />technically exempt from the provisions of Municipal Code Section 5.25 requiring <br />a license for shows and large assemblies in excess of 300 persons at one time. <br />Lot width at the shoreline exceeds 1,200', and meets the minimum lot width <br />requirement of 200’. <br />Minnetonka Power Squadron has annually obtained a joint use dock license from <br />the City and from the LMCD since 1969. The property contains approximately <br />2,250’ of shoreline and has historically been licensed for the 45 transient slips this <br />shoreline length would allow at a level of 1 slip per 50’ of shoreline. <br />The Power Squadron ’s published rules for "Streater Cove" confine swimming to <br />tt)C beach area, which is designated by buoys. <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />[} <br />'i <br />III III II mil .................. iinin iiiiaiiy ii n m