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P�'0INNFT0, 7 • LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERh*jjaN DISTRICT o � 23505 SMITHTOWN ROAD,SUITE 120-SHOREWOOD,MINNESOTA 55331 •TELEPHONE 95W-0789•FAX 952/745-9085 1%,�RLAiION O\S�P a(JARryfj4ybeck, EXECUTIVE DIREC FOR �i 11 x•77 2011 March 14, 2011 CITYOFOROIVO Gerald and Diane Carlson 2496 Old Beach Road Orono, MN 55391 RE: Site #618, Lafayette Bay Dear Gerald and Diane: In the summer of 2010, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) staff conducted lake-wide inspections of dock and watercraft storage on Lake Minnetonka. Your residential site was identified as one that was potentially not in full compliance with one or more LMCD Ordinances. The LMCD Board of Directors has opted to pursue a course of education and voluntary compliance for all sites so identified. The intent of this letter is to provide you with relevant and current information to allow you to assess your dock and watercraft storage configuration, and to take steps to bring them into compliance, if necessary, during the 2011 boating season and beyond. Your location was identified as one that had five or more restricted watercraft stored at your site at the time it was inspected. In order to legally store the same number of restricted watercraft that you had in 2010, a multiple dock license would be required. LMCD staff would be happy to discuss the possibility of obtaining a multiple dock license for your site. If it is determined that you do not qualify for a multiple dock license, you will be told the reasons why and will be asked to reduce the number of watercraft being stored at your site in 2011 and beyond. The LMCD website and staff are resources you can use to help answer any questions you have about the Ordinance details or the voluntary compliance process. Chapter 2 of the LMCD Code, "Regulations of Structures within the Lake," is the relevant Chapter in answering those questions. To assist you, copies of various sections of this Chapter are enclosed for your review, which can also be found on the LMCD web site at htti)://www.Imcd-org/pacies/Chapter2.htm. The following is offered to help summarize the general rules and regulations: What is a restricted watercraft? A restricted watercraft is defined as any boat or vessel for use on or stored on the public waters on the lake except for unrestricted watercraft. An unrestrictedwatercraft is defined as a boat or vessel that is: 1) 16' or less in length and unmotorized; or 1) 16' or less in length and which uses a motor of 10 horsepower or less; or 2) 20' or less in length and unmotorized, and propelled solely by human power. `* Web Page Address: http://www.Imcd.org • E-mail Address: ImcdO)Imcd.org To protect and preserve Lake Minnetonka.