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Cit� o� ORONO
• Q� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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. RESOLIITION DIRECTING STAF'F TO
ISSUE A JOINT USE DOCR LICENSE
� TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS, BIG ISLAND VETERANS CAMP
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOTED HEREIN
FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY l, 1986 TO DECEMBER 31, 1986
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 Minnesota; and
• WHEREAS, the regulation of the navagable 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 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 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.
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Ci.t� o� ORONO
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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
WHEREAS, Lake Minnetonka is capable of substantial
beneficial public use only as long as al 1 riparian users of the lake
are regulated in such a way as to ensure there is no abuse of the
limited riparian rights; and
WH}3REAS, 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 24th day of February, 1986. -
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Tim Adams, Acting Mayor
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othy M. allin, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
RESOLDTION NO. 1931
CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE FOR ANNUAL JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE
I. LICENSEE: Big Island Veterans Camp Board of Governors
Dock Address: Big Island - Record Lot #1
Agent: Stuart H. Gorney (Treasurer)
Address: 3240 North Indiana Avenue, Robbinsdale, MN
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 l, 1986 to December 31, 1986 .
II. BOAT DENSITY
• The number of in-place boat slipso 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 Lower Lake
Transient (Day use only) Slips 14
Permanent Moorage Slips 0
Boat Lifts 0
Sub-Total: Slips at Dock 14
Offshore Buoys 0
Maximum Boats in Cnlater 14
Maximum Boats per prior license 16 (2 buoys under
previous license)
• MAXIMUM BOAT DENSITY 14
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• Exhibit A
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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.
I2I. 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.
Overnight use of the licensed dock facilities is specifically •
prohibited without a Conditional Use Permit.
• 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.
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