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REQUEST FOR COUNCIT., ACTION <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: <br />Name Michael P. Gaffron <br />Title Asst. Planning & Zoning Administrator <br />DATE: 3/21/94 <br />ITEM NO.: <br />Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Description: Joint Use Dock License -Minnetonka Power Squadron <br />List of Exhibits <br />A -Section 10.31, Subds. 3(C) and 3(D) <br />Section 10.31, Subd. 16 -17 -18 <br />Section 5 .42 <br />B -Correspondence 5-25-83/6-17-83/6-21-93 <br />C -1983 RS District CUP Application (principal dwelling/private guest cabin) <br />A question was raised at the March 14th Council meeting regarding whether the Power <br />Squadron's occasional overnight camping use by members changes the status of their docks from <br />"transient ( day use only) slips" to "permanent moo rage slips". Councilmember Hurr indicated <br />that if this is the case, their application and license should reflect that fact. I had not had a <br />chance to thoroughly research the issue, but after a brief look at the code during the meeting I <br />did note that a "day use recreation area" conditional use permit might be required. <br />Having now had a chance to research these issues, I would note the following: <br />1. In the Joint Use Dock License ordinance (Section 5.42), transient slips are defined as <br />those "on land or water used for the temporary storage of many different boats for short <br />periods of time" . Permanent slips are defined as those "on land or water used for the <br />storing of a given boat on a long term or yearly basis". <br />The license application requests numbers of "transient (day use only) slips" and <br />"permanent moorage slips". The "day use only" qualifier is a misnomer. Although this <br />wording has appeared on the license application since the 1970's, it is consistent neither <br />with the license code definitions nor with past City policy. A slip used for occasional <br />overnight camping but which is not for season-long use of an individual specific boat, <br />is a transient slip by definition. Therefore, the application was filled out correctly. <br />The City has historically charged a $2 annual "slip fee" for permanent slips, no fee for <br />transient slips.