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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 1262 • ` Cit� of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL � NO. 1262 • - • • RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO ISSUE A JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE TO FOXHILL HOMEOWNER' S ASSOCIATION SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOTED HEREIN 1981 FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1 , 1981 to DECEMBER 31, P7F�EREAS, the City of Orono, hereinafter "City" is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of I�linnesota 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 WHEP.EAS, the City shares concurrent jurisdiction over the primary harbor limit of the City of �Orono with the Lake llinnetonka Conservation District and the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Niinnesota; and • WHEREAS, the regulation of the navigable waters involves an exercise of� police power of the State, Li�CD, 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 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 LNiCD, 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 Dlinnetonka, 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 t�iinnetonka. 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 P�Iinnetonka 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 1 OF 2 • �, Cit� of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL • NO. 1262 • � • • This mutual right of enjoyment which is shared by riparian owners and the public generally includes the recreational benefits of the lake such as boating and fishing therein; the riparian owner has no exclusive privileges to these rights; and 4r'HEREAS , Lake riinnetonka is capable of substantial beneficial public use only as long as all riparian users of the lake ar� reg�lated in such a way as to ensure there is no abuse of the limited riparian rights; and 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 Chapter 74 of the Orono I�Zunicipal 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 annuab 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 , 19 81 �/ William B. Va Nest, Mayor ATTEST: � ��9� �.% C�,.� ',� lter R. Benson, ity A inistrator � PAG E_�_O F 2 CITY OF ORONO • EXHIBIT A RESOLVTION N0. 1262 CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE FOR ANNUAL JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE I. LICENSEE FOXHILL HOMEOWNER' S ASSOCIATION Dock Address 1801 SHORELINE DRIVE Agent DAVID J. BEAL Address1005 HERITAGE LANE, WAYZATA, MINNESOTA 55391 ' Licensee is : unincorporated homeowner' s group Xx incorporated homeowner' s association unincorporated club or recreation group incorporated club or recreation group other License Period - January 1, 19 81 to December 31, 1981 � 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 938, 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 SMITHS Transient (Day use only) Slips � Permanent Moorage Slips 13 Boat Lifts � Sub-Total : Slips at Docks 13 Offshore buoys 0 Maximum Boats in Water � Maximum Boats per prior license 13 • MAXIMiJM BOAT DENS ITY 13 Exceeding this maximum boat density, or exceedin� 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. • Exhibit A Resolution No. 1262 Page 2 � III. DOCK LAYOUT , The dock structure or lay'out 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 th is license is subject to full compliance with these conditions. Failure to complywith these conditions is cause for license revocation and/or prosecutior� ' by the City. 1 . The maximum number of slips or moorings to be licensed in the future shall not exceed 16 provided that for any given year, the license shall be issued for no more than 1 boat per residence in the Foxhill Subdivision according to the findings set forth in Resolution 1042 adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono on the 12th day of June, 1979 . • 2^ Winter storage of dock parts and sections shall be permitted on outlot #1 between the time the dock is removed from the lake in the fall and June lst of the following year. � 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 tliis 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. � •- . --�� . a <y►.0.1► ._ � ` �. � �d�/ 1 . .= = - _ �mX ( �w►y . .. . . . D s � ,� '. . _ � /3 � `�i /� /,�,�(' •�ic. J 9p� R:-cY �4 I979 � r � �� t �� ,a - � r. - o A � ��S o�c��loN 6 2 - �'-�� . �� v �- _ . . . _ � ' -- Z '-• C�N •.' �._ - ' i \' ,' � �— - --- '-____ I • .... � � � JQ ". • �. �•• ; N . � ' - = � � � . � . \ �►�c . ' • • � vj • . . '- �.__ �v • �- _ . • �� tr.� .. Cl � .� .� �. •,. . _ . �� . .. ' 0� ;•`� � _ • '' ... ' p •._............... ......... . .�. � �. . 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