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� Cit� o� ORONO • • RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCI L � NO. 2182 � ' • • • • 2. The property is located in the LR-lA Single Family Lakeshore Residential Zoning District and subject to the standards that govern the development and use of all lakeshore properties. 3. The property consists of approximately seven (7) acres in area and contains 300 feet of shoreline along the northern boundary of Long Lake. 4. Approximately half of the shoreline, 150 feet of shoreline, is defined as a designated wetlands area. The previous owner, in a subdivision involving the property, granted to the City of Orono a flowage and conservation easement placing restrictions and/or prohibitions on the use of this wetlands area. 5. The drainageway f lowing from Wolsfeld Lake, northwest of the property, enters Long Lake just to the west of the property bringing sand, sediment, and varieties of algaes and seeds or spores of other acquatic vegetation. • 6. The applicant sought to install a temporary track structure fifty feet in length, 20 feet of which would be located on the land and the remaining 30 feet of track submerged under water. The 20 feet section of track would hold a single boat approximately 22 feet in length. As noted in Finding #21, this is now indicated to include concrete pads for support. 7. Thomas Crosby, Jr., the applicant's attorney, in a letter dated May 5, 1987, refers to "concrete footings in the form of "pads" must be prepared on shore." It was Council's understanding that there would be no permanent hardcover on the land and that the track would be placed on top of existing ground cover and lake bottom. 8. The applicant seeks the use of this temporary structure in order to store his boat out of the water, so the boat is not subject to the activity of the wind and vegetation. 9. In addition, the applicant indicated that the lakebed is unstable and a seasonal dock of ordinary construction cannot support the demands of a boat lift. . 10. In the summer of 1986, the Council reviewed the use of ramp like structures along the shoreline of this City that housed varied sized boats because of complaints from residents. The Council directed that these structures were not in conformance with the setback and • hardcover regulations of shoreline properties: a ) Per Section 10.22 , Subdivision 1 and Section 10.55 , Subdivision 8, no temporary or permanent structures are allowed within 75 feet of the shoreline. Page 2 of 5