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Resolution No. 1096 page S � . . � . • • ' - . 20. The .marinas have failed to ahow 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. 22. The above findings of fact relate not only to the extension of docks and �m�oring areas into Lake Minnetonka but also relate to the dredg�ng of..public waters which dredging has proven � time after time to be a detriment to the public, present or future users of the public wa ters. � 23: All of the coffiercial marinas are located adjacent to_ properties which are residentially zoned and/or residentially used or are in fact surrounded by residentially .zoned and used .properties�. ' • 24. All of the co�ercial marinas began as and have . historically operated as small fishing ports and bait shops serving the general boating public with boat rental, fuel', bait and boat servicing. _ � 25. Over the past' fifteen years, the scope of co�ercial . - marina operatiorts has� radically changed to the current emphasis upon showroom sales of expensive watercraft and accessories and the proliferation of slip and. mooring rental for the exclusive storage of watercraft on public :waters by a li_mi.ted number of private � individuals. � � . . . , ' 26. Over the past fifteen years, the rental of boats to the general public, the launching and �servicing of •boats owned by the general public .arid the sale� of bait and fuel to the general public have been reduced, eliminated or made difficult and expensive to the point of discouraging access for the general public in favor of catering to the fe�a boa'� purchasers and slip and mooring renters. � �7. The new emphasis upon slip and mooring rental has been accompanied by expansion of the number, size and extent of dock �facilities and off-shore buoys over and upon large areas of the public waters therebp creating a public harm by excluding the general boating and public from those waters. _