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Resolution No. 1104 Page 4 16 . It is fundamental that a riparian owner ' s rights are measured by the necessities and character of his use. The marinas, for private commercial gain wish to temporarily and, in fact, permanently alter the use of the surface water in Lake Minnetonka. Certain sections of the lake, once a source of excellent fishing, have been converted and, in fact, in the future will continue to be converted into a commercial enterprise all to the detriment of other riparian owners and the public. The marinas present operations and contemplated operations far exceed a reasonable use of their limited riparian right. 17 . The most general public use of �vater is paramount and should take priority over the excessive riparian use for commercial purposes of the lake by the marinas. 18 . The marinas have separated and disassociated from the normal riparian rights in many sections of the public waters on Lake Minnetonka by having extended their docks out into Lake Minnetonka beyond the point of navigability taking away the reasonable riparian rights of other riparian owners and members of the general public who obtain access and use of Lake Minnetonka by use of the public access points along Lake Minnetonka. Such commercial transfer.s of the riparian rights of Lake Minnetonka have resulted in an abuse of reasonable riparian access to Lake r4innetonka. Such abuses must be qualified, restricted and subordinated to the paramount rights of the public to the public waters of Lake P�innetonka. 19 . The character of the change of the use of Lake Minnetonka by the marinas through the years is one that has affected adversely the general public. These changes are manifestly detrimental to the rights peculiar to the general public. The extent to which the public could otherwise enjoy the public waters of Lake Minnetonka has been changed and detrimentally affected by the expansion of the marinas through the years. 20. The marinas have failed to show that their excessive use of Lake Minnetonka is in any way reasonable. 21 . When the rights of other riparian owners and the rights of the public generally are contrasted with the marinas commercial and excessive use of their limited riparian rights , in order to maximize their economic return from harboring additional boats both on and off the public waters of Lake Minnetonka, the marinas excessive use of the lake must be curtailed.