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Resolution No. 1104 _ Page 3 11. As to Lake Minnetonka, a mutual right of enjoyment exists between and is shared by riparian owners and the public generally. The marinas have no exclusive privileges over Lake Minnetonka. The only additional private right that the marina or any riparian owner may have over the public generally is to construct one dock to the navigable depth of the public waters. There can be no dispute but that the public generally and each riparian owner to Lake Minnetonka has the right to use the entire surface area of Lake Minnetonka for all suitable purposes in common with all other riparian owners . This right is a right not only to the members of the public but the right to each riparian owner. This mutual right of enjoyment which is shared by riparian owners and the public generally includes the recreational benefits of the lake such as boating and fishing therein; the riparian marina has no exclusive privileges to these rights. 12. As the population has increased around Lake Minnetonka, and in the Twin City Area generally, it is clear that more and more people have used the lake for sailing, rowing, fishing, boating, bathing, skating, and other public purposes which cannot be now fully enumerated or even anticipated. 13 . Lake Minnetonka is capable of substantial beneficial public use only as long as all riparian users of the lake are regulated in such a way as to insure there is no abuse of the limited riparian rights. 14. The marina as a commercial riparian owner only has limited riparian rights incident to the ownership of real estate bordering upon Lake Minnetonka. The marina operator has a limited right to build and maintain one suitable landing or dock, on and in front of his land, and to extend the same therefrom into Lake Minnetonka to a point of naviga- bility; but, under no circumstances may he encroach into Lake Minnetonka to a point where he impairs the water' s navigability for other public purposes or where he unreasonably interferes with the surface water rights of all riparians and members of the public generally. 15. It is a documented fact that marinas in the past have indiscriminately extended their docks far beyond the point of navigability into Lake Minnetonka in such a way as to greatlX reduce and destroy the environmental resource of Lake Minnetonka. These excessive lakeward encroachments directly downgrade the water quality, the navigability of the lake, the desirable habitat for various wildlife species which include water fowl and fish. These excessive lakeward encroachments have limited the enjoyment of and use of Lake Minnetonka by other riparian owners and members oP the general publicj Speci�i.cally� the marinas extension of docks and mooring areas beyond the 200 foot line obstructs navigation and use o� the public waters.�