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Y RESOLUTION NO. 994 S A RESOLUTION TO DENY THE 1979 COMMERCIAL DOCK LICENSE APPLICATION OF NORTH STAR MARINA WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State -of Minnesota and has the authority and responsibility under Minnesota Statutes, State Statute 412, et. seq. and State Statute 4629 et. seq. to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Orono and other members of the public within the City. of Orono, and WHEREAS, within the City of Orono there exist several commercial -marinas engaged in the business of renting slips and mooring spaces on public waters, and WHEREAS, the City of;Orono has determined that such commercial activity on, -public waters within the City of Orono and on the land within the City of Orono is subject to the regulations of the City of Orono, including compliance with all the annual licensing requirements of Chapter 73 of the Municipal Code; and • WHEREAS, North Star Marina, Inc. has made application for a 1979 Commercial Dock License, from the, City, which application is not in compliance with the regulations of the City, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of . the City. of Orono, after -years of extensive review of the impact of the commercial marina operations_ on the citizens of the City of Orono and other members of the public within the City of Orono, hereby makes the following findings of fact concerning commercial marinas located within the City of Orono and located on Lake Minnetonka: 1. Minnesota Statutes, State Statute 412, et. seq. and State Statute 462, et. seq. grant to the City of Orono the authority and responsibility to regulate the on=land activities of commercial marinas within the City of Orono, any dock structures attached to land located within the City of Orono, and any and all other activities which take place within the primary harbor limits of the City of Orono, which activities may adversely affect the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Orono and other members of the public within the City of Orono. 0 . 2. The primary harbor limit of the City of Orono is 300 ft. lakeward from the ordinary high water mark of Lake Minnetonka.