Ord #239 - 3rd Ser/Amending Dock Licensing Program

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ORDINANCE NO. 219 , THIRD SERIES CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES ADDING A PROVISION FOR THE ESTABLISHIMENT OF A DOCK LICENSING PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Article VI is added to Chapter 38,Amusements and Entertainments to read as follows: Article VI Public Lakeshore,Lakeshore Rights of Way and Docks. Subd. 38-900 Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meaning given them. A. "Dock" shall mean any wharf, pier, boat ramp, boat slip, or other structure constructed or maintained in, upon, or into the water of a lake from either public property or public rights of way. B. "Public property or public rights of way" shall mean all publicly owned property and all public rights of way that are immediately adjacent to a lakeshore, as designated on the dock location map to be maintained at all times by the City pursuant to this Section. C. "Dock accessories" shall mean all structures and materials used in conjunction with a dock including but not limited to boat lifts, buoys, fences or other obstructions and permanent or semipermanent steps, ramps or other structures leading to the shoreline. D. "Dock site" shall mean the property designated in the license issued pursuant to this Section and as designated on the dock location map to be maintained by the City. Subd.38-901 License required.No person shall erect, place, keep, or maintain a dock or other structure from public property or public rights of way without a dock license. Subd.38-902 Applications. Applications for dock licenses shall contain the following information and such other information as the City deems necessary: A. Full name of applicant; B. Address; C. Preferred dock location on the dock location map and dock specifications; Page 1