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LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT February 3, 1994 To: Water Structures Committee From: Rachel Thibault Subj: Background on MINNETONKA YACHT CLUB'S boat storage density Attached is an historical boat storage summary for the Minnetonka Yacht club (MYC). This summary shows how the boat storage at the three MYC sites has fluctuated. MYC first applied for a special density license in 1989, when an application was submitted to add 22 slips to Lighthouse Island for a total of 67 boat storage units (BSU). The application was made in conjunction with the Lake Minnetonka Sailing School which has ownership of Lighthouse Island. The special density license was granted, with MYC providing amenities as described in the Findings & Order approved 9/27/89. At that time, the density was discussed as it related to Lighthouse Island. with 1004' of shoreline, the request for a total of 67 boats resulted in 1:15' density which is in compliance with special density requirements. A later review discussed at the 6/10/89 Water Structures Committee meeting, showed that the overall density at the three sites including the District Mooring Area (DMA) was 1:10.4'. The minutes do not give further detail on this discussion. The Carson's Bay site currently has 36 BSU on 290' of shoreline. This is a non-conforming situation with 1:8' boat storage density. Code Section 2.05 Special Density, Subd. 9 Non-conforming Structures, states that no change in the configuration which results in an increase in slip size may be made without first securing a new special density license. After further Code and detailed license background review, staff finds that a new special density license is required for the proposed site plan because of the non-conforming status of the Carsons Bay site. The ten slides, which are proposed to be converted to slips, are each increasing from a v/atercraft storage unit of 1, (10' x 20') to 1.5 (9* x 24'). end. MYC Boat Storage Sununary