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Lake Minnetonka Real IJstate II, LLC <br />235 Lake Street, Wayzata MN 55391 <br />Laura Oakden, Community Development <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN 55356 <br />RE: LA24-000005, PROPOSED ORDINANCE CHANGE <br />Laura, <br />2/ 15/2024 <br />Your proposed Ordinance Chapter 18 Streets, Parks, and Other Public Places proposes to add public right-of- <br />way definitions to waterways, waters, and shoreland: <br />"Public Right-of=l�YuJ� or P)rblic Rights-of=1�aJ� mecnrs ll)e surfacc>, air space abo��c> the s)nfac•e and the area be- <br />loit� ilu� surface of anJ� p))blic str•eel, high���aJ; lane, push, alley, sidei��alk, frail, m�el)tre, boule��urd, dri>>e, court, <br />concourse, bridge, luln)el, park, parin>>al; skJnraJ; ►>>aterivaJ; dock, bulkhead, i��l)arf, piel; easement or s•irnilar <br />property or »paters i+�ilhin the City owned by or )ruder control �f the Cin; or dedicated or otherwise convet�c>d to <br />the City for• general public use. No reference 1)erein to u ' j�ublic right-�f=,rnt�"shall be deen)c>d to be a repre- <br />ser)tativr) or guarantee by the C'ily tl)al its interest or other right to control or use such property is s)�cier)t to <br />hermit its• use for thehurl)ose of installing, operath)g al)d 1)lall)tCrll)Irrg )rtihty Sel'VIL'B faCl11lleS" <br />The Commissioner of Natural Resources must approve Ordinances (§ 103F.221, � 103F.001) promulgated by the <br />City of Orono that impact shoreland (6120.2500 subp. 15) by utilizing MR 6120.2500-G 120.3900. <br />The Commissioner in issuing an approval, must do so in harmony and alingment with the policies of the State <br />on Water Law including MR 6120.2600 and § 103A.201. <br />Even with approval from the Commissioner, any regulations promulgated by the City of Orono on shoreland <br />are subject to existing rights' (� 103A.201 MR 6120.2600) under the Water Law (� 103A.00 ] , § 103 F.001) in- <br />cluding "riparian access, docking and boat bony rights, and the right to install and maintain the same" on Outlot <br />B, Dragonfly Hill. <br />As a friendly reminder, according to the plain language of the deed Orono has no ``riparian access'..." from <br />Outlot B, Dragonfly Hill to Lake Minnetonka which was specifically excepted and reserved by my predeccsor <br />in title. <br />uaniei �usrarson <br />1 Petraborg v. Zontelli, 217 Minn. 536 (1944), Hanford v. St. Paul & D.R. Co., 7 L.R.A. 722 (1890) <br />2 Petraborg v. Zontelli, 217 Minn. 536 (1944) Lamprey v. Metcalf, l 8 L.R.A. 670 (1893) ,State by Head <br />v. Slotness, 289 Minn. 485 (1971) <br />39 <br />