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� �MINNFTo P ti� � y • • LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT o Pc: 23505 SMITHTOWN ROAD,SUITE 120•SHORE�NOOD, MINNESOTA 55331 TFLEPHONE 952/745-0789•FAX 952/745-9085 ��R�anoN��'� ' r��c��;�y `�. i�!y��.ck. '�� i , ��;;'� � (! ��, March 14, 2011 Mr. Alan Kluis 2677 Casco Point Road Orono, MN 55391 RE: Site #604, Spring Park Bay Dear Mr. Kluis: In the summer of 2010, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) staff conducted lake-wide inspections of dock and watercraft storage on Lake Minnetonka. Your residential site was identified as one that was potentially not in full compliance with one or more LMCD Ordinances. The LMCD Board of Directors has opted to pursue a course of education and voluntary compliance for all sites so identified. The intent of this letter is to provide you with relevant and current information to allow you to assess your dock and watercraft storage configuration, and to take steps to bring them into compliance, if necessary, during the 2011 boating season and beyond. Your location was identified as one that had five or more restricted watercraft stored at our site at the time it was inspected. In order to legally store the same number of restricted watercraft that you had in 2010, a multiple dock license would be required. LMCD staff would be happy to discuss the possibility of obtaining a multiple dock license for your site. If it is determined that you do not qualify for a multiple dock license, you will be told the reasons why and will be asked to reduce the number of watercraft being stored at your site in 2011 and beyond. The LMCD website and staff are resources you can use to help answer any questions you have about the Ordinance details or the voluntary compliance process. Chapter 2 of the LMCD Code, "Regulations of Structures within th� Lake," is the relevant Chapter in answering those questions. To assist you, copies of various sections of this Chapter are enclosed for your review, which can also be found on the LMCD web site at nttp:iiWww im�a o�Qipa4esicnapcerz ntm. The following is offered to help summarize the general rules and regulations: What is a restricted watercraft? A restricted watercraft is defined as any boat or vessel for use on or stored on the public waters on the lake except for unrestricted watercraft. An unrestricted watercraft is defined as a boat or vessel that is: 1) 16' or less in length and unmotorized; or 2) 16' or less in length and which uses a motor of 10 horsepower or less; or 3) 20' or less in length and unmotorized, and propelled solely by human power. ,� , �. ,,_ , , , ,_. ,� � �., r,, r ,.. ;��„ �� ; � -:� To protect and preserve Lake Minnetonka.