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LMCD Board of Directors Septemb^T 25, 1991 r*.. r- ; r •r- Motion to Amend. Foster moved, Grathwoi seconded, to amend the motion by adding approval of canopies for Nagel and Saucier, neighbor tc- the south, granting variances from the 20' side setback requirement for canopies. Hurr asked that the DUA and the canopies be handled as separate items. Babcock noted that the Committee had not recoramended ti,pproval of canopies because there was not enough side setback to meet the 20’ requirement and there was no application for a variance from Saucier. The Committee minutes pointed out there is no hardship for a canopy variance. LeFevere said the revised notice of Public Hearing gave the Board the freedom to take whatever actions they feel necessary. Vote on Amendment. There were 5 ayes and 7 nays. The amendment failed. Vote on Motion. Motion carried. Nagel said that originally he had a dock and canopy which encroached to a greater extent on the Parris property. The dock was rebuilt for safety and to encroach less. They would like to replace what they had. Babcock noted that Nagel does not have the 20’ setback at the end of the dock. He mentioned that if the neighbors agree, on both sides, canopies may be included with their docks. C. Fee Study Subcommittee Report Babcock presented the proposed application fee schedule as prepared by the Fee Study subcommittee for the Water Structures Committee which recommends it for approval. Martinson, as Chair of the subcommittee, explained the rationale in developing the schedule. He said the reason for the review is that the LMCD is not recouping its cost of administration in handling licensing. It was determined that it was important to establish a fairness in sharing the cost between lakeshore owners and non~lakeshore users of the Lake. The subcommittee also considered the reasonableness of the fees based on the benefi^ to the license holders. Hurr added that out of 94 multiple dock licensees, 10 contributed to the n ..Ifoil program, which amounted to about 1% of the total milfoil costs over the last two years. In her judgment the multiple dock licensees are not contributing their fair share. Babcock called upon members of the audience to speak. Following are comments and responses where applicable from the Board: Mark Breneman, North Shore Drive Marina: The late fee for renewal is just another method of generating revenue. The LMCD does not take action against residential lakeshore owners renting space despite Breneman's calling attention to advertisements in the newspapers. As far as contributing to the milfoil program, not everyone is in agreement that harvesting is the best method. Breneman sees the increased fees as a method of controlling activity on the Lake. - continued