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� . .. •� O� . � • O �, O 1 CITY of ORONO � -.. , �, � , ti RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��l ��'~ � `�kEsKOg' No. 5 � 0 9 . RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO ISSUE A JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE � TO PHEASA.NT LAWN HOMEOWNElt5 ASSOCIATION SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOTED HEREIN FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2005 TO DECEMBER 31, 2005 � WHEREAS,the City of Orono,hereinaf�er"City"is a nituucipal corporatioil orgaiuzed aud exisfiiig . utlder the Iaws of the Staie of Miiniesota and lias the authority a�id respoiisibilii;y under Miiuiesota Statutes, State Stat�rte 412,et.seq. a.nd State Stahite 462, et.seq.,to protect tlie health,safety,and generai welfare of the citizens of the City and other ilienlbers of the puUlic witluil the City; and WHEREAS, tlie City shares concuirent jurisdiction over tlie prinlary harbor limit of the City of Orono with the Lalce Muuletonlca Conseivatioii District and the Departinent of Nat�iral Resources of tlie State of Muluesota; aiid � • WHEREAS,the reg�.tlation of tlle navigable waters involves an exercise of police power of the State, LMCD, aiid the Ciiy of Oroiio, all of whicli have adopted rules to eiisure to all equal enjoyiizeiit of the public rights and equal protection fronl activity on or iZear tlZe puUlic waters and on tlie land witluil tlie City wlucll,if uiuegulated, may be detriineiltal to the puUlic l�ealth, safety a.ild general welfare; and WHEREAS,the regi,ilations of the DNR,LMCD,and the City of Orono regulate the property rights of the riparian owners both as to residential owners aiid the coiiuilercial inarina ovsniers to the extent prolubitiiig auy iiiterference with the public waters adjoiiung their properly. The LMCD,DNR aild City of Orono inust fiilf ll their tntsteeslup over the public waters by protecting agaulst ulterfereiice Uy anyone, includiiig those who assert tl�.e coiiuzioil law rights of riparian owners, whetller or not ihey be coi�uiiercial ilzarinas or residential owilers; WHEREAS, as to Lake Mimletonlca, a mutual righfi of eiijoynle�it exists Uetween and is shared by ri�ariau owners and the public geizerally,no one riparian owiler has e.cclusive�rivileges over Lake Muuletonlca. The oi�ly additioiial private right that auy riparian owiier inay have over the public generally is to coiist�uct one dock to the navigaUle depth of the puUlic waters. There ca.ii be iio dispute Uut that the public generally and each riparian owner to Lake Miiwetoi�.lea lias tlie right to use tlie entire surface area of Lake Miiinetoi�lca for all suitaUle puiposes iu conuzzon with all other riparian owiiers. This rigllt is a right not only to nieiilbers of the public Uut tlZe righl:to each riplrial�owiler. This nnitual right of eilj oyinent wluch is sl��red by ripariau owners aiid the puUlic geiierally includes the recreafiional beiief ts of tlie lake such as boating uid fishing therein;tl�e riparian owiier has no exclusive privileges to these riglits; •aud ' Page 1 of 2