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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1261 • ` Cit� of ORONO � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL , NO. 12h1 • ' • • RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO ISSUE A JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE TO NAVARRE COVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOTED HEREIN FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1 , 1981 to DECEMBER 31, 1981 47F:EREAS , the City of Orono, hereinafter "City" is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of P•Zinnesota 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 Minnesota; and • WHEREAS, the regulation of the navigable waters involves an exercise of police power of the State, Lt�ICD, 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 ��THE REAS, the regulations of the DNR, LMCD, and the City of Orono regulate the property rights 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 commonlaw 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 t�iinnetonka 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. PAGE�_OF�_ • � Clt� of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL • NO. 1261 • � • • This mutual right of enjoyment which is shared by riparian owners and the public generally includes the recreational k�enefits of the lake such as boating and fishing therein; the riparian owner has no exclusive privileges to these rights; and WHEREAS, Lake biinnetonka 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 b�iEREAS, 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 Chapter 74 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 23 day of March , 1981 Gt-.� 47illiam B. Vari Nest, Mayor ATTEST: ��ti�/e�� ��-.� �'���',�2�/ Walter R. Benson, City A inistrator • PAGE�_OF�_ CITY OF ORONO • EXHIBIT A RESOLUTION N0. 1261 CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE FOR ANNUAL JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE I. LICENSEE NAVARRE COVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Dock Address 2505 KELLY AVENUE Agent JAMES LINDSAY Address2499 KELLY AVENUE, EXCELSIOR, MINNESOTA 55331 ' Licensee is: unincorporated homeowner' s group xx incorporated homeowner' s association unincorporated club or recreation group ' incorporated club or recreation group . � o ther License Period - January 1, 1981 to December 31, 1981 � II. BOAT D�NSITY ' . Z'he number of in-place boat slips, lifts and buoys shall not exceed the nvmber shown on the attached plan, Exhibit B, and in accordance with Resolution 938, in no .case sha11 the nvmber of authorized boat slips, lifts, or buoys exceed the number permitted in the prior year's license. Authorized Boat Density per attached plan: Bay CARMAN, Transient (Day use only) Slips 0 Permanent Moorage Slips 6 Boat Lifts �_ Sub-Total: S.lips at Docks 6 Offshore buoys � Maximum Boats in Water � Maximum Boats per prior license 6 i MAXIMUM BOAT DENSITY 6 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 74.010 of the Orono Municipal Code. r � • Exhibit A Resolution No. 1261 Page 2 � . 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 sha11 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 th is 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. NONE � • ' ' 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. � � ^ tl / ' � . \�- r , r��� � �"� �� j"L__ ' � t- �----_---- �� + 2z _ l�o�..----- - �/ 1-o'X , �1 � /�S� � ~ ``. , . ts`�RD X..... �JL. � •. '- �Ff�Ot- .. ,� -- . 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