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��M\NNFIo'b Q' ;� • :.� � • 1�' � ,.= . LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT o '' � c; 23505 SMITHTOWN ROAD,SUITE 120•SHOREWOOD,MINNE50TA 55331 •TELEPHONE 952/745-0789•FAX 952/745-9085 ti� ,p` F'�l'AT�aN O�S Gregory S. Nybeck,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR March 27, 2013 RECEI�'�� Ms. Julianne Scherven Mr. Alan Greene MAR 28 ��7� 2649 Casco Point Road 2645 Casco Point Road Orono, MN 55391 Orono, MN 55391 ��T1'OF ORONO RE: Site #681, Spring Park 8ay Dear Ms. Scherven and Mr. Greene: In the summer of 2012, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) staff conducted lake-wide inspections of dock and watercraft storage on Lake Mlnnetonka. Your residential site was identified as one that was potentially not in full compliance with one or more LMCD Ordinances. The LMCD Board of Dfrectors has opted to pursue a course of education and voluntary compliance for all sites so identified. The intent of this (etter is to provide you with relevant and current information to allow you to assess your dock and watercraft storage needs, and to take steps to bring them into compliance, if necessary, during the 2013 boating season and beyond. Your tocation was identified as a oossible shared dock that had five or more restricted watercraft stored at the site at the time it was insoected Anv dock or mooring area constructed or maintained for the storaae of five or more restricted watercraft is defined as a "multiple dock or moorina area." The LMCD recognizes the ecologicai benefits of a shared dock; however, once a dock maintalns five or more restricted watercraft, a multiple dock license is required. To further explain options avallabie for maintaining a shared or individuai dock on Lake Mlnnetonka, the following is offered: Shared Dock without a MultialelNon-Commercial Dock License Attached please find an excerpt from LMCD Code Section 2.01, subd. 3., which provides the ability to adJust dock use areas and have a shared dock. In summary, two adjolning properties may store up to fQur restricted watercraft on one single dock wlthout a multiple dock license, sub)ect to the provisions Ilsted within. Shared Dock with a Mult(ple/Non-Commercial Dock Llcense In order to legaily store the same number of restricted watercraft on the shared dock that you had in 2013, a multipie dock license would be required. Watercraft storage density is based on each individual site's continuous shorellne measurements (see "How many boats can I store?" below). Addltionally, Code Section 2.01, subd. 3 (above) wouid apply, as weil. To obtain a multiple dock Iicense, the following two options are offered: • Multiple DocWNon-Commercial Llcense via LMCD Code Section 2.03, subd. 1-18: This is a more formal process in obtaining a muitiple dock license for two or more adjoining sites that wouid like to store five or more restricted watercraft that are not all owned and reqistered to individuals at the sitels). This process would be reviewed by staff and � Web Page Address� http://wwwJmcd.org • E-mail Address: Imcdi�lmcd.org 3�'��os��^�,�mt�w�,�� To protect and preserve Lake Minnetonka.