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circumstances unique^to Plight of the lanHn ^’ V =«atVa"f/?,Vthe PQQAn«.<;^'i . The - •>rso„.3 lana in th"e “o'nthl "aVfUVel'-Po-ry ' --f^^ll^railxnTL'’a “t".“,a%=iXy^ <br />al/are&£F‘^=“-°>nged beyond the^use^ variance shaV ’^ Chapter and to <br />« 3uch lana is%“ratll:"‘“^^ « <br />City Code <br />Effective Date: 4-1-84Subd. 4. va • . <br />vaJ?ous®tones tul Oton" th«%h°"!"® ‘^'’^P'" <br />tantially different^ frL subject^ adjoins property <br />a to make strict enfr»r those appiyi;ig ., -/emulations <br />"'e"‘co1„ll\^ 111 M7 «9ula1io^„”'’aV% <br />iipallty in co"„'sS8 the^Td^o^^/^ <br />PPiication for variances herJunde <br />Source: Ordinance No 179 <br />Effective Date; 1-1^75^^ <br />Subd. 5. Varia . . . <br />"te°/minVtion ‘'"thi\ tht shfircons?f? <br />- appiie^tion <br />oeen denied wholly <br />LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICTIn the Matter of the Determination of Need for an Environmental Impact Statement for the Minnetonka Boat Works Orono Marina on Lake Minnetonka, Orono, Minnesota . 1 X f• I \^ *-1 i s w,f'I <FEB - 9 :E20f ' ' 'U t»w yFINDINGS OF FACT1.Minnetonka Boat Works, Oroio, applied for a Special Density License and New Dock License for which a public hearing was held April 8, 1989.2.The applicant requested approval to expand its facilities ^rom 41 to 47 boat storage units (BSUs) on Brown's Bay, and from 25 to 67 BSUs on Tanager Lake, in Lake Minnetonka. The additions bring the water surface use of the dock installation on the tv’o bays to 24,920 sq.ft. Boat maneuvering space was not included in this water surface use calculation.3.The LMCD Water Structures and Environment Committee reviewed the public hearing report of April 8 and recommended approval of the Special Density and New Dock License at its June 10 meeting, for Board approval. <br />4.The LMCD Board accepted the June 10 committee recommendation to approve <br />the Special Density and New Dock License at its June 28 meeting. The LMCD <br />attorney was instructed to prepare the Order for the new licenses. <br />5.Upon receipt of the Order from the LMCD attorney, correspondence of i^ugust 24 <br />was sent to Pat Lynch, MN DNR Division of Waters, reviewing the new license <br />application status and reporting the LMCD Board's conclusion thar an EAW was <br />not required. <br />6. John Stine, MN DNR, forwarded their evaluation to the EQB, requesting their <br />determination as to the necessity for an ElAW per their letter of September 5. <br />7. The EQB subsequently did rule that an EAW was mandatory as a result of the <br />expansion. <br />8.LMCD staff prepared the EAW Worksheet, subsequently presenting it to the <br />Wa^er Structures & Environment Committee October 14, and upon the Committee <br />recommendation it was presented to and approved at the LMCD Board meeting <br />of October 25 for subsequent distribution as required by the EQB. <br />9. <br />a. <br />b. <br />J*.all and public news release notice of the EAW was accomplished October 27 <br />Publication in the EQB Monitor took place November 13. The following <br />responses were received as a result of the notices and publicat'^on: <br />City of Orono acting mayor questioned the lakeshore footage which <br />includes the combined Brown's Bay and Tanager Lake shoreline. <br />Metropolitan Council Research and Long-Range Planning Director con­ <br />cluded that the EAW is complete and accurate with respect to regional <br />concerns and raises no major issues of consistency with the Council <br />policies. An EIS is not necessary for regional purposes. <br />MN DNR supervisor of Planning and Review Services concluded this <br />project will not have any adverse impacts on natural resources. <br />MN Historical Society inquires as to possible archf^r-logical sites <br />in the area being affected, but concluded none were involved. <br />d.