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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5463CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 54 6 3 RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO ISSUE JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE TO BIG ISLAND, INC. SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOTED HEREIN FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2006 WHEREAS, the City of Orono, hereinafter "City" is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota and has the authority and responsibility under Minnesota Statutes, State Statute 412, et. seq. and State Statute 462, et. seq., to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City and other members of the public within the City; and WHEREAS, the City shares concurrent jurisdiction over the primary harbor limit of the City of Orono with the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District and the Department of Natural Resources of the State of 40 uznesota; and WHEREAS, the regulation of the navigable waters involves an exercise of police power of the State, LMCD, and the City of Orono, all of which have adopted rules to ensure to all equal enjoyment of the public rights and equal protection from activity on or near the public waters and on the land within the City which, if unregulated, may be detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare; and WHEREAS, the regulations of the DNR, LMCD, and the City of Orono regulate the propertyrights of the riparian owners both as to residential owners and the commercial marina owners to the extent prohibiting any interference with the public waters adjoining their property. The LMCD, DNR and City of Orono must fulfill their trusteeship over the public waters by protecting against interference by anyone, including those who assert the common law rights of riparian owners, whether or not they be commercial marinas or residential owners; WHEREAS, as to Lake Minnetonka, a mutual right of enjoyment exists between and is shared by riparian owners and the public generally, no one riparian owner has exclusive privileges over Lake Minnetonka. The only additional private right that any riparian owner may have over the public generally is to construct one dock to the navigable depth of the public waters. There can be no dispute but that the public generally and each riparian owner to Lake Minnetonka has the right to use the entire surface area of Lake Minnetonka for all suitable purposes in common with all other riparian owners. This right is a right not only to members of the public but the right to each riparian owner. This mutual right of enjoyment which is shared by riparian owners and the public generally includes the recreational •nefits of the lake such as boating and fishing therein; the riparian owner has no exclusive privileges to these rights; and WHEREAS, Lake Minnetonka is capable of substantial beneficial public use only as long as all riparian users of the lake are regulated in such a way as to ensure there is no abuse of the limited riparian rights; and Paae 1 of 2 CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 54 6 3 WHEREAS, the City has adopted reasonable regulations regarding the construction and use of lakeshore and dock facilities when such facilities are used and maintained by three or more families, which regulations include the annual licensing of Joint Use Docks pursuant to Section 5.42 of the Orono Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this Resolution is to set forth the above noted general conditions and concerns and the following special conditions as they relate to an application for an annual Joint Use Dock License described on Exhibit A attached, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Orono hereby directs the Staff to issue a Joint Use Dock License according to the facts and conditions noted on Exhibit A attached. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono at their meeting on the 8th day of May, 2006. �TTEST: Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this g day of (\qout, 72006 by Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor of the City of Orono, a Minnesota municipal corporation and said i strument was executed on behalf of the City. 11 AND��S°N `K i g Q-►. yC ZISYI U Notary Puke NOTARY PegF Ole 1J ° 1. ar STA The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this /6- day of Ad%a: f , 2006 by Linda S. Vee, City Clerk of the City of Orono, a Minnesota municipal corporation and said instrument was executed on behalf of the City. DENISE M. LESKINEN NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA My Commission Expires Jan. 3i, 2710 Notary Public Page 2 of 2 • CITY OF ORONO EXHIBIT A RESOLUTION NO. 6 3 CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE FOR ANNUAL JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE I. LICENSEE: Big Island, Inc. Dock Address: Big Island, Record Lots #12 and 19 (520/530 Big Island) Agent: Tom Wolfe Address: 122 Second Street, Excelsior, MN 55331 Licensee is: unincorporated homeowner's group incorporated homeowner's association unincorporated club or recreation group XX incorporated club or recreation group other • License Period - January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006 II. BOAT DENSITY The number of in-place boat slips, lifts and buoys shall not exceed the number shown on the attached plan, Exhibit B, and in accordance with Resolution 93 8, in no case shall the number of authorized boat slips, lifts, or buoys exceed the number permitted in the prior year's license. Authorized Boat Density per attached plan: Bay Lower Lake Transient (Day use only) Slips 14 Permanent Moorage Slips Boat Lifts Sub -Total: Slips at Dock 14 Offshore Buoys _. Maximum Boats in Water 14 Maximum Boats per prior license 15 • MAXIMUM BOAT DENSITY 15 *Per Resolution No. 3006, occasional overnight camping allowed. • Exhibit A Resolution No. 5 4 6 3 Page 2 Exceeding this maximum boat density, or exceeding the number of permitted slips, lifts or buoys is a violation of this license subject to revocation and/or prosecution for violation of Section 5.42 Subdivision 2 of the Orono Municipal Code. III. DOCK LAYOUT The dock structure or layout authorized by this license shall be as shown on attached Exhibit B. Any changes in this layout shall be subject to prior review and approval of the City Council. IV. SPECIAL CONDITIONS required for compliance with the ordinance of the City and/or the LMCD. The issuance of this license is subject to full compliance with these conditions. Failure to comply with these conditions is cause for license revocation and/or prosecution by the City. Licensee shall comply with all requirements of City of Orono Resolution No. 3006. • 2. The maximum allowed boat density per Resolution No. 3006 is 15 total slips. Any increase above this number of slips shall be subject to licensee first obtaining Conditional Use Permit approval from the City. The number of slips licensed for the current license period is 14 . V. Nothing in this license shall confer upon any person for the benefit of any property any vested right to use Lake Minnetonka or the premises in a manner permitted by this resolution, but the use of Lake Minnetonka and the premises shall remain subject to such regulations and ordinances as the City and other competent regulatory authorities shall deem necessary from time to time in the public interest. , VI. STYROFOAM DOCK ADVISORY. Licensee is advised that the use of unprotected Styrofoam as a dock flotation material has been banned per Ordinance No. 104, Second Series. 0 'EXHIBIT B RESOLUTION NO.5 4 6 3 bwv _ I kip L.i ON : k +ori" le E/Z.' ALI:)11 heti tg.-sPiaT45 e�IIW stu.te� t[�ttotuCt;hi i1Ast0," rrc ro/ , e. .......