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l• <br /> Item#8 <br /> ��rVO <br /> To: Chair Thiese and Planning Commission Members <br /> Jessica Loftus, City Administrator <br /> 4kEsHoiLt <br /> From: Jeremy Barnhart,Community Development Director <br /> Date: November 21,2016 <br /> • <br /> Subject: #16-3878,City of Orono, <br /> Text Amendment: Emergency access docks <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: The proposed ordinance amendment would allow overnight boat <br /> storage within an Emergency Dock. _ <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff requests Planning Commission <br /> recommendation of the ordinance amendment as drafted. <br /> List of Exhibits <br /> Exhibit A. Draft Ordinance <br /> Background <br /> Applicable ordinance excerpts: <br /> Section 78-1: "County dock means a dock owned and operated by Hennepin County for the <br /> sole purpose of facilitating lake to ground transportation of patrons in emergency or law <br /> enforcement situations." <br /> Section 78-302 (7) [permitted uses in the LR-1A zoning district]: <br /> County dock,when: <br /> a. Directly connected to Hennepin County Right-of-Way. <br /> b. No overnight boat storage is permitted. <br /> c. No canopy is installed. <br /> d. Approved by Lake Minnetonka Conservation District. <br /> e. Secured with a fence and gate. <br /> In April,the City Council adopted an ordinance that allowed docks controlled by Hennepin <br /> County to be a permitted use in the LR-1A zoning district. The purpose behind this ordinance, <br /> initiated by Hennepin County,was to facilitate the extraction of individuals(those injured and <br /> intoxicated)from the lake in a timely manner. The docks were defined as emergency docks,and <br /> certain conditions were placed, including a prohibition of overnight boat storage. <br /> In 2016, Hennepin County installed an operated a dock near the Arcola bridge. This site was <br /> chosen in part due to its proximity to Big Island. <br />