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� � Cit� o� ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL � NO. 1104 � - • • DENYING AN APPLICATION FOR A 1979 COMMERCIAL DOCK LICENSE FOR STUBBS BAY MARINA WHEREAS , the City of Orono 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 of Orono and other members of the public within the City of Orono; and WHEREAS, within the City of Orono there exist several commercial marinas engaged in the business of renting slips and mooring ^ spaces on public waters ; and WHEREAS , the City of Orono has determined that such commercial activity on public waters within the City of Orono and on the land within the City of Orono is subject to the regulations of the City of Orono, including compliance with all the annual licensing reguirements of Chapter 73 of the Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, James K. McCleary on May 24 , 1979 made an application for a 1979 Commercial Dock License for Stubbs Bay Marina; and WHEREAS, McCleary' s Stubbs Bay property is within a Study Area which has undergone extensive review as part of the City' s comprehensive planning program; and WHEREAS, McCleary' s application included a plan for docks and slips which were not located in compliance with the Ordinances of the City of Orono or the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Orono, after years of extensive review of the impact of the commercial marina operations on the citizens of the City of Orono and other members of the public within the City of Orono, hereby makes the following findings of fact concerning commercial marinas located within the City of Orono and located on Lake Minnetonka: l. Minnesota Statutes , State Statute 412 et. seq. and State Statute 462 et. seq. grant to the City of Orono the authority and responsibility to regulate the on-land activities of commercial marinas within the City of Orono, any dock structures attached to land located within the City of Orono, and any and all other activities which take place within the primary harbor limits of the City of Orono, which activities may adversely affect the health, safety and general welfare o� the citizens of the City of Orono and other members of the public within the City of Orono. . PAGE 1 OF 9 '