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LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN RE: APPLICATION OF MINNETONKA BOAT WORKS (ORONO) The hearing on the application for a special density license and new dock license for the Minnetonka Boat Works was held at 7:30 a.m. on April 8, 1989, at the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District offices, City of Wayzata. The Applicant was represented by Mr. Byron Heimark and Ms. Beth Whittaker. The Applicant owns property in the City of Orono having frontage on Brown's Bay and on Tanager Lake. Applicant seeks approval to expand its facilities from 41 to 47 boat storage units (BSUs) on Brown's Bay and from 25 to 67 BSUs on Tanager Lake. The property has 3310 feet of frontage, including a breakwater. Counting the frontage of the breakwater, the proposed facility would provide one slip per 29 feet of frontage. Without the breakwater frontage there would be one slip per 19 feet of frontage. In either case, the proposed is well within the maximum density allowed under LMCD Code, Section 2.05. The amenities proposed by the Applicant changed during the course of consideration of this matter, partly in response to concerns expressed by the LMCD, the City of Orono or the public. The final proposal is as set forth in the following Order. Owners In the vicinity of the proposed facility expressed concern about additional boat traffic on Tanager Lake and the Channel between Tanager Lake and Brown's Bay v;ith the associated impact on aesthetics and safety. However, the Board finds that the review criteria of LMCD Code, Sections 2.03 and 2.05, are met and that the amenities hereinafter set forth are sufficient to justify Issuance of a special density license for the proposed facility. The District has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the proposed facility and has concluded that the construction and maintenance of the facility will not have a significant adverse environi.iental Impact. J