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exH. a ^■s>-c>z. GITYor ORONO Municipal Offices Stnst Address: 27S0 Kelley Perkway Ofono, MN 55356 HaiHai Address: P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay. MN 55323-0065 Robert Waade 3286 North Shore Drive Wayzata, MN SS391 Re: Your Complaints Regarding Wayzata Marine Dear Mr. Waade Thank you for your memo of May 22 regarding issues you wish resolved in regards to the Wayzata Marine property. First of all, it appears that a majority of the issues you have noted are operational issues, Nshich require ongoing action by the marina, as opposed to physical issues which are only resolved by a change to the physical aspects of the marina. Certain conditions at the marina are viewed by the City as legal nonconformities because those conditions pre-date codes which might address them. Consequently, the City will not take action on certain items because of their legally nonconforming status. The following addresses your list in the order you presented the issues: 1) Dumpstffmeeds to be shielded *. Code Section 10.41, Subd. 1 1(G) requires that dumpsters be “screened so as to not be visible off-site ”. This language was added to the ordinance in 1995. The absence of pro.\imate dumpster screening is a pre-existing legally nonconforming condition for this marina. The existing dumpsters on the property are located on the east side of the building. They are screened by the building on the west, by the 6’ high property line fence on the east, and are located approximately halfway between the lake and the road, such that at most times during most seasons they are not clearly visible from the lake or the road. These dumpsters are in one of the least visible locations possible on the site. Further, the only additional screening the City might require if this code was enforced for existing businesses, would be a 5-6’ high fence along the north and south sides of the dumpster. It is our opinion that this would not have a significant impact on views of the dumpster firom off-site. The City has not required other existing marinas to make physical changes to the site to screen their dumpsters absent a redevelopment of the marina. If and when Wayzata Marine makes application for site redevelopment, the City would at that time incorporate dumpster screening into any approval. Telephone (952) 249-4600 • Fax (952) 249-4616 <nfrwxl4>rono4nn.us I 1