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w <br />• 'r • <br />‘i’ ’ <br />f. <br />J-i <br />•'fi <br />!• <br />I;-.’- <br />ik': <br />m <br />•i"' <br />iv^- <br />^1- <br />■r <br />m.- <br />S'-Ir <br />/ .- <br />S V • <br />?- <br />^r' ^ <br />0<::^ <br />fe;: <br />U/- <br />m- <br />¥■r ‘ =‘: - <br />I <br />m <br />&■k,,. <br />'i. <br />p ■• <br />■ <br />iKvI <br />-S' <br />"■ <br />.~T <br />:-5 <br />j;cTfcrCiJC-O <br />L 1^3 <br />Tf'^kJ <br />LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT 'S <br />November 12, 1991 'NOV 1 3 1991 <br />to: <br />from: <br />city Administrators <br />Executive Director Gene Strommen <br />subject:Comment on the First Reading of an Ordinance <br />Relating to Artificial Lights Directed to Lake <br />Minnetonka from Sites on the Lake <br />A growing number of bright lights being directed out <br />lake are resulting in interference with navigation. The LMCD <br />bbafd'of directors has subsequently considered and passed the <br />first reading of an amendment to LMCD Code Section 2.0.. <br />Subd. 1. This amendment would add a section to regulate <br />lights on sites from which artificial lights are directed at <br />the lake. <br />Tb. .-.nd-.nt .pecitically .tat.s that "NO PERSON MAY LOCATE. <br />CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR MAINTAIN A DOCK AT ANY SITE <br />eeriM UHrm AN AFFIXED. UNSHIEL^JBD ARTIFICIAL LIGHT IS <br />5wSc?ED AT ip THE LAKE BEYOND THE DOCK USE AREA FOR <br />THAT SITE UNLESS LICENSED BY THE BOARD TO DO SO. <br />The dock uae araa. incidentally, ia that area extending out <br />from the lake shore a distance equal to the width of a <br />ripgrian "kroperty, not to exceed 100 <br />The BoSb recognizes that this ordinance involves sites which <br />may include structures on land from which lighting is <br />affixede The intent of the amendment is to require lice »» <br />of docks, regardless of the number of ' <br />starting with even one slip, if an unshielded arti »cial <br />light is directed at any part of the lake beyond the dock use <br />area" in order to regulate lights beyond the dock use area. <br />LMCD would welcome knowing of each city s <br />manner of addressing lake lignting concerns. 0"® <br />response to this proposed LMCD code amendment f®*" <br />all cities to adopt a uniform ordinance regulating lights <br />SirecUi on the like from a structure on shore to prevent the <br />illumination beyond the dock use area, or comparable area <br />where e dock may not be involved. <br />;i:::*ry ‘r ?s.":::k'prJ!:.dxng ‘?h: D".rurrr ; .’‘S.t".r'"‘rurturi:, <br />•tic <br />ct LHCD Board