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` Cit� of ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. 1286
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� - � � A RESOLUTZON DIRECTING �T�1FF TO
ISSUE A COMMERCIAL DOCK LICENSE
Tp NORTH STAR MARINA, INC.
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOTED HEREIN
FOR THE PERZOD OF JANUARY 1 , 1981T0 DECEMBER 31, 1981
WHEREAS, the City of Orono, hereinafter "City" , is a
municipal corporation organized and existing under th� laws of the
State of Minnesota and has the authority and responsibility under
D�innesota Statutes, State Statute 412 , et. seq. and State Statute
462 , et. seq. to protect the health, s�xfety and general welfare of
the citizens of the City and other :r.�M�ers of the public within the
City; and
WHEREAS , within the City there e.cis± several commercial
Marinas , hereinafter "marinas" engaged in business activities including
but not limited to the following:
l. The sale of new and/or used boats , boating equipment,
• boat accessories and recreation equipment.
2 . The storage, sale, rental, lease, repairing and/or
servicing of boats and boat equipmer.t.
3 . The sale of gasoline , bait and fisring supplies.
4 . The construction and maintenance of docks, boat
lifts and buoys on the public water_s for purposes of
operating the above noted business activities and for
rental or lease of such space to a limited number of
the general public for storage of individually owned �
boats.
AND WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that if
unregulated, such commercial activity on or near the public waters
and on the land within the City may be detrimental to the public
health, safety and general welfare and is therefore subject to
reasonable regulations by the City; and
WHEREAS, it is the overriding concern of the City to
eliminate the unique problems presented by increasing boat density,
hardcover, traffic density, storm water runoff and noise or other
public nuisances in the area of the various marinas; and
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l Cit� of ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. 1286
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WHEREAS, because of the geographical location of the
marinas and their proximity to heavy population, and the access to
r^arinas by county and city roads, and the general use of the bays
of Lake Plinnetonka for recreation by way of swimming, boating,
fishing and water sports by the citizens of Orono, the City regulates
bath the on-land activities of marinas and the extensions of docks
and mooring areas into Lake Minnetonka in the interest of public order
and to protect the life, safety and welfare of the community. The
City through its regulations is not licensing boats but is only licensing
the marinas to the ehtent the marina operations affect the general public
and the adjacent �roperties within the City of Orono; and
WHEREAS , tlze City shares concurrent jurisdiction over the
primary harbor l�:r.it a�- tne City of Orono with the Lake Minnetonka
Conservation D�stYict and the Department of Natural Resources of the
State of Minnesota; and
WHEREt�S, the req�:;lation of the navigable waters involves an
• exercise of pol:ice pcwer of the State, LMCD and the City of Orono, all
of which have adontec� rules to ensure to all equal enjoyment of the
public rignts and to suppress the clashing of public and private interests
and resulting public :isorc�_��r; and •
W�iEREAS , the regulations of the DNR, LMCD and the City of
Orono regulate +re property r_ights of the riparian owners both as to
single family resider.tial owners and the commercial marina owners, to
the extent prohibiting any interference with the public waters adjoining
that property. The LMCD, DNR and the City �f Orono must fulfill their
trusteeship over the public waters by protecting against interference
by anyone , including those who assert the comr.ionlaw rights of riparian
owners , whether or not they be commercial marinas or single family
residential owners; and
WHEREAS, as to Lake Minnetonka, a mutual right of enjoyment
exists between and is shared by riparian owners and the public generally.
The marinas have no exclusive privileges over Lake Minnetonka. The
only additional private right that the marina or 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
the 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 benefits of the Lake such as
boating and fishing therein; the riparian marina has no exclusive
privileges to these rights; and
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l Cit� of ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. 1286
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WHEREAS, as the population has increased around Lake
Minnetonka, and in the Twin City A�ea generally, it is clear that
more and more people have used the Lake for sailing, rowing, fishing,
boating, bathing, skating, and other public purposes which cannot
be now fully enumerated or even anticipated; and
WHEREAS, Lake r�innetonka is capable of substantial beneficial
public use only as long as all riparian users of the Lake are regulated
in such a wa�� as to ensure there is no abuse of the limited riparian
rights; and
WHEREAS, the marina as a commercial riparian owner only has
limited riparian rights incident to the ownership of real est�te
borderiP7g upon Lake Minnetonka. The marina operator has a limited
right to build and maintain one suitable landing or dock, on and in
front of his yand, and to extend the same therefrom into Lake Minnetonka
to a point of navigability; but, under no circumstances may he encroach
• i�.to Lake Minnetonka to a point where he impairs the water ' s navigability
�or other pubZic purposes or where he unreasonably interferes with the
:��irface water rights of all riparians and members of the public generally;
and
WHEREAS, it is fundamental that a riparian owner' s rights are
measured by the necessities and character of his use. The marinas ,
for private commercial gain wish to temporarily and, in fact, permanently
alter the use of the surface water in Lake Minnetonka. Certain sections
of the lake, once a source of excellent fishing, have been converted and,
in fact, ir_ the future will continue to be converted, into a commercial
enterprise all to the detriment of other ripari�n owners and the pubZic.
The marinas present operations and contemplated operations far exceed
; a reasonable use of their limited riparian rights; and
'• WHEREAS, the most general public use of the water is paramount
f and should take priority over excessive riparian use for commercial
purposes of the lake by the marinas; and
WIiEREAS, the marinas have separated and disassociated from
E the normal riparian rights in many sections of the public waters on
� Lake Minnetonka by having extended their docks out into Lake Minnetonka
� beyond the point of navigability and have transferred those rights to
` others who do not have riparian rights and who are not members of the
general public who obtain access and use of Lake Minnetonka by use of
the public access points along Lake Minnetonka. Such commercial transfers
� of the riparian rights of Lake Minnetonka have resulted in an abuse of
reasonable riparian access to Lake Minnetonka. Such abuses must be
i qualified, restricted and subordinated to the paramount rights of the
public to the public waters of Lake Minnetonka; and
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� Clt� of ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
� NO. 1286
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�d��t:i:L:�S , as a coilditiorl t� the issuance of t'tie 1975 comri{:rcial
,:;,r.in�� LicenSes , ea�:.h commerciai marina operator aqreed ,:ith tl;e City
Lr. writin<-, to a7. Oper_ati.ol�s Agreement outlininq a three-vea.r p:lased
itn�>roverlent p�-oqram establis��ec', to rEyplace natural vegetatior: pre``iousl��
rem�ve�: , to provide *or adeqtiate storra caater runoff controls , to provi�e
t��r. o;>er. s�ace a:�d veqetation bu�fers bet�tieer. the marina �roperties and
ad j;.�ir..i:1� r�sidential proUerties , to pro��ide for adequatc �:arninq and
tra f_ �ic control and t:o provide for re�.sonable pe��orrr.ance stan�?ar�s
r-�iatin�, te tl:e no„-conforming �lacement and use oF docks and mooring
�pace�- upoiz �he i�u}�:�ic �aters ; and
u�!_Ei�i..�S , ail oz the requiremer7t.s of the 1975 �perat-.ons
:,:;reem.ent are r�asnnable exercises of the i�ormal police po�•�Ars of the
Cit�.� c�f Orono intenc:�d to correct the previous abus2s and o��eruses of
.�u.;iicc c.�ter�, �:�nd the conqes±Ar�: c��m��rcial :nar�na sites, to corre�:t
_or tr�e riir�'_ic :�arm ca�ised b�� suctl abuses anci *_o prevent f_uture ab�.�se
��t �.he iand or �he I,�ublic ���aters; and
cti�HEP.EAS , �11 0l th:� _-equirements of Cnapter 73 of the Orono
• '.:nicipal Code regulatinJ corti;��rciai marina onerations , :.�ction 35 . 1G0
�� +�he ��ror.o Z�nin�; Cade rec?ulating the use c� lakesr�ore business
._s}rict �r.oj��r*1� and the 1975 Operations .�greer:ler.� �re i:; full
���n`orn:it�:� �f:it!� the �r,�licab�e regulations and intents ana ��l.rpose
C1 trlt: :��3�:2 �'11i7?1E'}Ori){d Conser��ation District ' s i'2U'alc3tlC:�� �OY CQI'?:��ercial
i`.1c:iY'I:'tc"�S driC: t:ZE'. Stat�' C� '�Iinnesota, D�F�a.Yt",^.°'i� Of ��dttlr3i _��SOL'rC�S �
requlations for pr.tection o� �ablic w�ters ; and
WFiEREt�S , �tze L>urpcse of thi� I<esol��ion is *o se'� io�tn *_he
at-ove ncted general ccnnitions and concerns anu thG ���llo;�ri.7g special
c�nditions ::s thel� .relate yo an apolicati��n ror an annuai Cor:une�ciai
�eck L:�cense described on Etchibi� r: ar tache:.� ,
NOS�J, TH'r,REF��kE, BE IT RESOL'JE'), that the Ci�y Cotin�-i1 of th�
^ity of Orono herebl.� directs the staf f to issue a Com:-r.�rcial Dock i,icense
acc�rdinq ta the facts and CO?:<.+1t�lOI�S noted on �,xhibit A at�ached.
Ado�-tec'. �,,✓ the City Cc unc i l .�� the Ci t .� o` Orono th ir m e±ing c�n
�h4� 22 ciay of June 1981 .
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Wil ' m F3. Van Nest a r
ATTEST: �
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Pau R, emp , Pr dent
• North Star Marin nc.
��alte R.- Benson, City Administrator
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CITY OF ORONO
• EXHIBIT A �
RESOLUTION N0. 1286
CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE FOR ANNUAL COMMERCIAL DOCK LICENSE
I. LICENSEE NORTH STAR P•�RINA INC.
Address 3324 NORTH SHnRF nRT�TFr raAV�mm� � n�rn�;�r,as
Period January 1, 19 81 to December 31, 19 81
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
ResoZution 938 , in no case shall the number of authorized boat slips ,
lifts, buoys , or dry stacic slips exceed the number permitted �in the
prior year' s license.
Authorized Summer Density per attached plan:
• Bay ' MAXWELL
0
Transient Slips �
Rental Slips ��
Company Slips � �
Sub-Total: Slips at Docks ��
0
Off-Shore Buoys
77
Maximum Boats in Water ??
' 6
Dry stacked slip for use in lake
Maximum Boats in water per prior license
Other Boats (for sale/service, etc. )
MAXIMUM BOAT DENSITY ON LAND AND/OR IN WATER 83
Exceeding this maximUm boat density, or exceeding the number of permitted
slips, lifts or buoys is a violation of this license sub,ject to revocation
and/or prosecution for uiolation of Section 730010 of the Orono MUnicipal
� Code. ,
Authorized Number of Winter Stored Boats 80
EXHIBIT A
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III. DOCK LAYOUT (reference Exhibit B attached)
Maximum authorized length of main dock 200 feet
Docks extending beyond 200 ft. and docks encroaching into
required side yard setbacks are hereby specifically declared
to be illegal non-conforming structures which are not permitted
under this license. This application (does not) contain such
illegal structures. All such violations are subject to pro-
secution under Sections 35 . 100 of the Orono Municipal Code.
IV. Marina (is) authorized for FUEL SALES subject to compliance
with the State Fire Code.
V. Required number of OFF-STREET PAP.KING SPACES 78
All such spaces must be maintained available on the property
during all summer season hours of operation.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS required for compliance with the ordinances
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.
Council has approved the temporary dock layout per attached
Exhibit B designating a total 77 rental slips on Maxwell Bay.
The 2 parallel slips on the east side of dock (slips 36 and 77
per exhibit B) will be subject to review each year.
Council will require the completion in the 1981 season of all
plantings proposed in landscape plan dated 4/3/81 per Exhibit
C. Council has waived the requirement of an improvement agree-
ment and performance bond with the understanding that the 1982
license approval will be delayed until the City is assured
all proposed landscaping has been completed and survived the
first years planting.
Notwithstanding any language to the contrary herein, the Council
grants a temporary dock length variance of 100 ' for the dock struc-
ture to be reviewed annually with the commercial dock license application
Council grants the following temporary setback variances for
the proposed dock structure, such setback va.riances to be
reviewed annually with the commercial dock license application.
1) West side setback variance of 20 ' for dock length section
• 100 ' - 200 '
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Resolution No. 1286
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• 2) a. East side setback variance of 7 ' for dock length
section 50'
b. East side setback variance of 15' for dock length
section 50' - 100'
c. East side setback variance of 23' for dock length
. section 100 ' - 200 '
Council denies the extension of North Star Marina' s commercial
use to residential zoned property on Crystal Bay with the
construction of a 2 slip, company boat dock based on� the fol-
lowing findings:
1) There is adequate area and lake access provided on the
AZarina' s lakeshore commercial property on Maxwell Bay.
2) The proposed commercial use in a residential area adversely
affects the value and use of surrounding properties.
, 3) The use of a dock across the road from the commercial
operation causes traffic and pedestrian problems.
4) Such use would be adverse to the intent of the Compre-
hensive Plan and the Zoning Code.
VII. 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 sub-
ject to such �regulations and ordinances as the City and other
competent regulatory authorities shall deem necessary from time
to time in the public interest.
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