HomeMy WebLinkAboutRe: Boat ramps CITY of ORONO
Poat Office Box 66•Crystal Bay,Minneoota 55323•Municipal O�ices
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September 2� 1987
C. STEVEN WILSON
2485 NORTH SHORE DRIVE
WAYZATA, MN 55391
Dear Mr. Wilson:
For the past year the Counci I has considered the matter of the
use of boat ramps on al 1 lakes within the City of Orono. During that
period of evaluation, your property was included in a limited survey
of the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka. The purpose of the survey was
primarily to determine the extent of boat ramp use and to evaluate the
physical conditions of the shoreline that may require the need to
stnre boats out of the water and within the lakeshore prot�cted area.
Council , in reviewing the matter, concurred with staff's
interpretation that these are structures requiring building permits
and because of their location within the lakeshore protected area (0
to 75 feet from shoreline) would require variances. In addition, if
the instal].ation of the ramp required er.cavation or filling, a
conditional use permit wouTd also be required. Since that review, all
requests for boat ramps have been considered by the Council under an
application seeking setback and hardcover variances.
You, as an owner of such a boat ramp located within the lakeshore
protected a=ea, are now asked to provide information to the City that
would confina ycur ramp was installed prior to January 1, 1975 (prior
to adoption of lakeshore district standards). If adequate information
can be provided to the City confirming the appropriate time of the
placement of the ramp, the structure shall be recognized as a legal
non-conforming structure and shall remain subject to all pertinent
ordinances for non-conforming structures.
If the structure was installed after January 1, 1975, �ou have
the option to either file an application for the required variance by
November 30, 1987 or remove the ramp by November 30, 1987. There are
ather alternatives available to lakeshore owners such as boat lifts
and permanent piling platforms that would provide storage over water.
The City would prefer any acceptable method that would involve storage
of the boat over the water rather than within the lakeshore protected
BUI�II��ZONING-473-7357 • ADMIIVISTRATION h FINANCE-473-7358 • PUBLIC WORKS-473-7359
ASSESSING
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Septentber 22, 1987
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Please contact Jeanne Mabusth or Tom Jacobs, of the Building &
Zoning Department (473-7357), if you have any questions concerning the
above request. If your boat ramp is to remain, you must submit
confirmation information to the City by October 31, 1987.
Sincerely,
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Jeanne A. Mabusth,
Building & Zoning Administrator
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