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STATE OF U�.J U�.J� -�J��L.=�� � DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Metro Waters, 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4032 PHONE NO. 7'72_7(�lO FILE NO. CERTI�"IED MAIL January 17, 1996 Mr. Carl T. Johnson 3105 North Shore Drive Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 RE: Commissioner's Order, Permit Application#96-6030, Lake Minnetonka, Crystal Bay (27-133-21), Hennepin County Dear Mr. Johnson: The Department of Natwal Resources has reviewed your application for a permit to place an ice ramp with anchors along 50'of shoreline, extending 13'waterward of the ordinary high water level of Lake l�nnetonka, at 3105 North Shore Drive, Wayzata, l�finnesota(located in the SW 1/4 of Section 9, T 117N-R23 W, Hennepin County). It has been determined that your application as proposed must be denied. Minnesota Rules, Chapter 6115.0210, Subp. 1, A states that "It is the goal of the department to limit the occupation of protected waters by offshore navigational facilities, retaining walls, and other structures in order to preserve the natural character of protected waters and their shorelands." It is the opinion of the DNR Section of Fisheries,lV�innehaha Creek Watershed District, and Hennepin Conservation District that your ice ramp does not preserve the natural character of the shoreline. Mumesota Rules, Chapter 6115.0210, Subp. 1, C. also requires the Department of Natural Resources to"encourage the removal of existing structures which do not serve the public interest from the beds of protected waters at the earliest practicable date." The proposed ice ramp is intended to protect private property, and it would not serve the public interest. Allowing the ice ramp to be built would clearly be against the intent ofthis rule. Mmnesota Rules, Chapte,r 6115.0210, Subp. 5, A. states that when a permit is issued"the proposed project must represent the minimal impact solution to a specific need with respect to all other reasonable alternatives." The DNR Section of Fisheries, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and Hennepin Conservation District recommended that riprap be properly installed along your shoreline. It is the opinion of these agencies that riprap represents the minimal impact solution for protecting your shoreline. 11�nnesota Rules, Chapter 6115.0211, Subp. 5, C, requires that"Adequate engineering studies shall be performed of foundation conditions, tiebacks, internal drainage, construction materials, and protection against$anking" for structures that are placed in DNR Protected Waters. The results of engineering studies were not submitted with the permit application for the ice ramp. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER