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<br />Wrangle Over Riparian Rigiiis
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<br />iii r\ccl:ioi .s : :hI tliC city mijit I'O .‘..Ic to i -mc a j or-
<br />mil or v..;i\cr lo allow tl.c docks to '•tiospa'-s” and cliaigc a .
<br />Tlio smprise c:iu*c when a fee of 52,000 was requested by
<br />the councii for a onc ycar permit. Uxcclsior nuihicipal allor-
<br />iicy Jim Cialbwol bad sui;nestcd a nom'inal fee, and offered a
<br />neme of S25. Later titc council talked about lading 10 per .
<br />ten! of lire inconw from tbc docks that exist in Rxcclsior
<br />water, a figure estimated to be SI300. . j i
<br />The fee has not been settled; the council has asked Cary j
<br />l•mncman,whoowns the Biol and Motor Marl with his father,.,
<br />Ray. to bring back a proposal he can live
<br />for details of the income on the 40 some dock slips in Excel
<br />sior waters. .. r u -i;^
<br />Tlicre are several interesting angles lo this imbroglio.
<br />First of all, llte question of riparian riglits docs riot seem
<br />as settled as the council seems to believe it is. A inunicipal at
<br />torney n-e consulted did not feel that riparian ri^ts are aut^
<br />matically included with road right-of-way,
<br />cnl easement, not purchased property. Grathwd said it was
<br />cuMunurily included, .nd Mid te could
<br />nlicic irod ri«l>l of-w,y w» used to gam nparian nghU. Ft«uK
<br />Mixa diicctor of the LMCD, said from his dealings with lake •
<br />ridits. that in a transfer of easements, rather than PfoP«»‘y
<br />sale riparian riglils are not given unless they are siwcifically
<br />mciiiiuncd In the transfer documents. In other words, unless
<br />the county documents specifically say
<br />ring roadid, right-of-way and riparian nghts. Excelsior may
<br />nof liavc any riparian riglits; ownership of right-of-way may
<br />"'’Tta“mn“y K.cr cha.gcd Excelsior B<«l and Motor any
<br />f« I'.n .iixnian liflds. Tlic same d.Kks and the same nuiiilicr
<br />of slips have existed in that spot since 1946, whereas Excel- ,
<br />siot'i nand-fall occotred in die Iasi year. TIte Boat and Molm ^
<br />Marl already pays J50 fee for docks each year, and would be
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<br />eweted that Ibey had riparian ri^He. .o^'.'lhh
<br />„u«c municipal ducks on lltc lake
<br />idea .Kcutred wilhin a half boor of telling Ihe budder m prm
<br />raued ctatdutniniutnS .m die lakcsiiore llial they .
<br />ffr.^d.»»ini«...» lo have any nune dock.
<br />nut waul to pul mine boala on an iweierowded bke. nial
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<br />Li,;! i-.-i'’ ii'i .’l >A) ili il llii.y 1,1 ‘iiKi build ;i lu.'V.' Ifuilduij’,
<br />tlial llic fiic l.itic liClv.Tcn (Ik’ (wo Iniildiiii’.s bo vacalod.
<br />Tlic proposed building met bulb I.MCD and city setback re
<br />quirements, and none of tbc neigbbors objected lo (lie c<»n-
<br />slruction. 'fbe planning commissitiii iccommcndcd against the
<br />plan, because tbc area Is becoming rcsiflcnlially developed,
<br />and the commercial district slionid not lie increased, even
<br />thougli the new building icprcsenicd a rcpiaccinciil of an ex
<br />isting buisincss facility in the same area, and not an expansion.
<br />The council also denied rc/uning.
<br />* The council has rqpealcdly told Finncnian that hr is
<br />wrong in claiming 200 feel of shoreline, (which would allow
<br />him the maximum 200 feet of dock now penniHed by 1.Mril
<br />ordinance) on the grounds that the rcskicniial lot should not
<br />• be counted, nor s!’,oul-J tlic fire lane casement. However. Ilic
<br />LMCD docs not differentiate between lesidcnlial and enin-
<br />mcrcial property wlicn crediting shoreline, and there is no
<br />legal ruling on the effect of the lire lane. I•innclna^^s altornry
<br />has advised him that the fire lane is a permanent easement
<br />(like riglil-of-way). il docs not represent purchased pro|icrly
<br />and slionld be Included in his shoreline alliilmerit. like le.ssrd
<br />land, would be. Furtliermore. Hie dioiclinc/dock •iiiestUin wj^^l
<br />he primarily the LMCD’s, not the council t, and mil rltrclive
<br />until officials have loki the cimiiicII that the lire
<br />lane is unusable because il is Urn narrow, inernown and iin-
<br />s graded, tlie council vrill not vacate It. It sliould E*’”***
<br />r.) out here that they did vacate other fiie lanes ami alleys i.
<br />year. Tlic Boat and Motor Mart’s dock iK-riiiil this year was
<br />made contingent on clearing the fire lane, and imi moving four
<br />boats that were being stored on the residential lot. Since Hie
<br />Motor Mart could not build a new building, and storage on a
<br />residential lot is not allowed, outdoor storage across Hie road
<br />has had to be rented.
<br />• Parking and ligliting at the Boat and Motor Marl sv.is the
<br />city’s next concern. A complaint from Hic (*ity ot tiu’ciiwiMHl
<br />said that the parking situation created a hazard, because it re
<br />quired drivers lo hack up across the road lo gel out. Hiis ia
<br />a problem, and Finneman suggested that the speed liniil in
<br />that stretch be reduced, not only for his business but foi Hie
<br />fishermen on St. Alban’s Bay. Tlic council has taken action
<br />on that. Und has also been leased across l-xcclsior llmilcvard
<br />for parking. A complaint that Hie Boat and Motor Mart liglits
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