Request for council action-joint use dock relocation-1998

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i�_ , Request for Council Action continued Page 3 of 5 June 17, 1998 Proposed Joint Use Dock Relocation house pads for the existing northerly duplex units, and one large commons outlot (Outlot A, Kelly Cove). The four northerly duplex units continued to use the joint use dock system extending from Outlot A,Navarre Cove. Since 1978 the City has annually issued a joint use dock license to the 6-member Navarre Cove Homeowner's Association. The most recent license(1997)allows six slips on three individual docks extending from Outlot A, each dock being 44' in length. This extension from 25' to 44' occurred during the drought in the late 1980s and was formalized by LMCD and the City in 1993. Current Proposal While Lot 3 in Navarre Cove just recently received approval for demolition and reconstruction of a new duplex,the owner of Lot 3 would prefer to eliminate Outlot A(the dock outlot)and make Lot 3 a single family lot. Lot 3 becomes much more marketable without the encroachment of Outlot A, and without having to accommodate the joint use dock for the four remaining duptex units, To this end,the four remaining duplex owners would like to move their four slips further north to extend from their own commons outlot. This appears reasonable but also raises some additional issues: 1. The proposed dock system will extend from an area that the City maps define as wetland and over which the City has a Conservation and Flowage Easement; however, staff has reviewed the status of the wetland, and it clearly is not as extensive as the old maps indicate. The area from which the new dock will extend is maintained as yard, contains mature trees, and ob��iously is high ground. The actual wetland boundary is much further west than the proposed dock location. In staff s opinion,the wetland is not a factor in this application. 2. Lot 3 as a conforming 1 acre/140' width single family lot, would likely be allowed by LMCD to have as many as four slips and four boats,as long as all four boats were titled to the owners of Lot 3. The net result for the City is where there were six slips and six boats,there is now a potential for eight slips and eight boats. Council should weigh the potential impacts of four joint use dock slips plus a single family dock system, versus six joint use dock slips. Applicant is advised to contact the LMCD (471-9588)which also has jurisdiction over joint docks,to confirm what special restrictions or permits that body may require for this change.