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CITY of ORONO Poat Office Box 66•Crystal Bay,Minneoota 55323•Municipal O�ices • o . � � On the North Shore of Lake Minnetoru�a September 2� 1987 C. STEVEN WILSON 2485 NORTH SHORE DRIVE WAYZATA, MN 55391 Dear Mr. Wilson: For the past year the Counci I has considered the matter of the use of boat ramps on al 1 lakes within the City of Orono. During that period of evaluation, your property was included in a limited survey of the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka. The purpose of the survey was primarily to determine the extent of boat ramp use and to evaluate the physical conditions of the shoreline that may require the need to stnre boats out of the water and within the lakeshore prot�cted area. Council , in reviewing the matter, concurred with staff's interpretation that these are structures requiring building permits and because of their location within the lakeshore protected area (0 to 75 feet from shoreline) would require variances. In addition, if the instal].ation of the ramp required er.cavation or filling, a conditional use permit wouTd also be required. Since that review, all requests for boat ramps have been considered by the Council under an application seeking setback and hardcover variances. You, as an owner of such a boat ramp located within the lakeshore protected a=ea, are now asked to provide information to the City that would confina ycur ramp was installed prior to January 1, 1975 (prior to adoption of lakeshore district standards). If adequate information can be provided to the City confirming the appropriate time of the placement of the ramp, the structure shall be recognized as a legal non-conforming structure and shall remain subject to all pertinent ordinances for non-conforming structures. If the structure was installed after January 1, 1975, �ou have the option to either file an application for the required variance by November 30, 1987 or remove the ramp by November 30, 1987. There are ather alternatives available to lakeshore owners such as boat lifts and permanent piling platforms that would provide storage over water. The City would prefer any acceptable method that would involve storage of the boat over the water rather than within the lakeshore protected BUI�II��ZONING-473-7357 • ADMIIVISTRATION h FINANCE-473-7358 • PUBLIC WORKS-473-7359 ASSESSING