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• � C�t� o� ORONO - �� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL .. � Na [�(, I ( • . - . . . 24 e potential impact caused by the proposed dredging would adversely impact Lake Minnetonka and its water . quality, would adversely affect neighboring properties and. other properties in North Arm Bay, and. would adversely affect the public generally. - 25) Issuance or denial of a dredging permit as proposed is within the jurisdiction and authority of the City of Orono: � a) The dredging location is within a Bay of Lake Minnetonka, which Bay is entirely within and surrounded by the City of Orono. b) The dredging location is within the 300 ft . harbor limits of the City of Orono. c) Dredging and other lake or shoreland alterations are addressed in the City's comprehensive plans adopted in 1974 , in the 1980 flraft Comprehensive Community Management Plan, : and in the f inal November, , • 1981 , adopted Comprehensive Community Management Plan, (hereinafter "CMP") . � d) Dredging and other lake or shoreland alterations � are regulated by City zoning, flood plan and wetlands management ordinances, including Seetions 31. 700 and 31. 800 et . seq . � e) The 1981 permits issued by MCWD and Minnesota DNR are both subject to compliance with 1oca1 municipal regulations as speci�ically conditioned therein. 26) Based on City and DNR policies, and the facts of the Welsh application, the Council finds ..that dockage, even dockage in excess of 100 feet long, is the minimal impact and therefore preferrable solution to providing navigable access to the Welsh property. 27) Based on the facts in the record of this application, the Council �%mds� that denial of a dredging permi.t would not deny Welsh any riparian access rights since he • enjoyed such use without dredging, and indeed without a dock through the 1981 season, and since it has been demonstrated that a dock could be built to reach d'eeper navigable water, with or without the necessity for a dock length variance. � • ts of 15�