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Request for Council Action continued Page 2 of 5 June 17, 1998 Proposed Joint Use Dock Relocation In 1977 a conditional use pcmiit application was approved, allowing tour additional units (two duplex buildings) to be constructed on Tract A in addition to allowing the existing fire station duplex to remain. A decision on the proposed joint use dock to serve all 6 duplex units was left up in the air. pending the results of an LMCD moratorium. The two new duplex buildings were constructed on Tract A in 1977- 78. On March 30, 1978 the City of Orono issued a Joint use dock license to the "Kelly Avenue Holding Company" for one slip for each of six duplex dwelling units. 1 hat dock system was to be constructed near the entrance of the lagoon at the southwest comer of Tract A. Please review the staff memo and exhibits for Application #350 which provides some background to the discussions held regarding this initial joint use dock license. In 1979 Tract A was split into three lots, each containing an existing duplex building, plus two outlots: Outlot A for a joint use dock, located at tlic shoreline of Lot 3; and Outlot B, the platted lake bed which was then deeded to the City. The 1978-79 discussions regarding lake access for these six duplex units, revolved around a number of factors: 1. 2. 3. 4. In total the six units had only 400' of shoreline in the LR-IB zoning district that required 140' of lot width and allowed one riparian "dock right per lot; i.e. the 3-acre site would only qualify for two riparian "dock rights if subdivided into two confomiing widths siiigle family lots. City maps designated wetland along the shoreline of Lots 1 and 2, and allowing a dock to extend from Lots 1 and 2 would require a variance to the flood plain and wetlands ordinance which was then recently adopted. A joint use dock providing one slip for each of the six duplex units would be of less impact than six individual docks. The impact of six slips, one for each of six duplex dwelling units, was considered a reasonable impact on the neighborhood and the lagoon. Three indi\'idual docks limited to 5'6" width by 25' length, with two boats slipped at each dock, and such docks grouped at the southwest end ot the property, would be appropriate. In 1984, Lots 1 and 2 of Navarre Cove w ere replattcd as "Kelly Cove" creating four