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In looking at the situation, we thought it made sense to look at it in five different ways: ■ The physical characteristics of the area in question and what is appropriate Original intent for the dock area The history of what’s happened relative to these docks in the last 15 years since the Conditional Use Permits were granted How the current use of the docks no longer conforms to the conditions set forth in the Conditional Use Permit Resident docks without Conditional Use permits Specifics of each are as follows: Physical Characteristics of the Dock Area The area where the docks are located is ver>’ shallow, ranging in depth from 2-4 feet. • Because the area is so shallow, docks need to be 40 feet plus in length to be usable in periods when the lake is low. There is a very narrow channel leading back to the non-resident dock area. At the narrowest it is approximately 60-70 feet from the end of the dock at 2765 Shadywood to the other shorf* of the shallow depth of the channel, the navigable area at the narrowest part of the channel leading to the docks is only approximately 20 feet wide. •k. «u iV>“''ng before the planning commission in January*, one of the non-resident dock Miegel, testified regarding the narrowness of the channel and that ther e '**» rooi .or large boats. He stated that a 33-34 foot boat was the maximum that wl . km appropriate for the area. This is smaller than a number of the boats currently docked a* Lie non-resident docks. Due to the very* shallow depth and narrowness of the channel, extremely large boats are not appropriate for the non-resident dock area. In 1985, the boats docked at the non-resident docks were much smaller than those docked there today. Original Intent of Dock Area In taking a historical look at the dock situation, it’s important to go back to the original intent and plan for the neighborhood and docks. The docks were established when the neighborhood was originally plotted. The docks were created solely for neighborhood residents. The covenants of the neighborhood development clearly specified that the docks were for neighborhoixl residents and the path behind the boats was to be used to take things to and from your boat, and not as a car park area. There was certainly no overnight parking en\*isioned or allowed.