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CITY
OF
ORONO
June 1, 1983
ADDRESS FILE
CITY of OROANO
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Mr. John Burger
3750 Bayside Road
Long Lake, MN 55356
RE: Tax Parcel PID's 05-117-23 21 0015
05-117-23 24 0083
05-117-23 24 0064
Dear Mr. Burger:
This letter is to c,nfirm our conversation today con-
cerning your property at 3750 Bayside Road, as identified
above.
There is nothinq explicit in the zoning code regarding
authority to build docks on property located across the
street or road from homestead property. As you know
this situation is quite common in Orono. Sometimes the
lakeside property is part of the same tax parcel, some-
times it is a separate parcel as in your case.
The code does prohibit docks on vacant properties without
a house. B,,L ;n situations like yours, the interpretation
has been that a dock can be built on the separate lakeside
property provided:
1. The lakeside property is directly across the
street from a homestead property with a house; and
2. The lakeside property is owned in common by owners
of the homestead property; and
3. The dock is used by the homeowners for their private
lake access and is not rented -out.
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ASST SSI%(:
Mr. John Burger
June 1, 1983
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A dock built in this manner would still be subject to all
dock location and construction requirements. In situa-
tions like yours where there is a marsh and/or shallow
shoreline, the dock can be up to 100 ft. long over the
water, with additional dock length over the wetlands.
Dredq_ing of the lakebed or filling of the wetlands is
prohibited. If navigable depth is not reached by this
length dock, the City and LMCD would have to issue a length
variance to go farther out, but this would be preferred
over dredging.
John, I do note one problem I found after you left. Your
lakeside parcels are lots 15 and 16. Lakeward of yours is
another lot 14, tax parcel 05-117-23 24 0082, listed to an
owner in Chicago. All three parcels seem to be wetland
(but his and maybe earn yours might be under water). What
I told you above stands as far as I'm concerned, but you
might have a problem with this other owner. I hope not.
Sincerely,
Alan Olson
City lanner
P.S. The other owner is listed as: Daniel Cahill
4846 N. Paulina St.
Chicago, IL 60640
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