HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-025 Spring Lake Boat Slips Study & Task Force Establishment
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 15-025
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A STUDY TO DETERMINE WHAT AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITY CODE MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
WELFARE AND TO PROVIDE FOR SOUND PLANNING WITH RESPECT TO BOAT SLIPS
FOR CONTROLLED ACCESS LOTS ON SPRING LAKE WITHIN THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
Motion By: THOMPSON Second By: MCGUIRE
WHEREAS,
the City of Prior Lake has adopted a Comprehensive Plan which guides long term
property uses throughout the City.
WHEREAS,
the City of Prior Lake has adopted a Zoning Code and Subdivision Code in order
to:
(1) Protect the residential, business, industrial and public areas of the
community and maintain their stability.
(2) Promote the most appropriate and orderly development of the residential,
business, industrial, public land and public areas.
(3) Provide adequate light, air and convenient access to property.
(4) Limit congestion in the public rights-of-way.
(5) Prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures,
including boat slips, and population by regulating the use of land and
buildings and the bulk of buildings in relation to the land surrounding
them.
(6) Provide for compatibility of different land uses by segregating, controlling
and regulating unavoidable nuisance producing uses.
(7) Require that development proceed according to the goals and policies
established in the City's Comprehensive Plan.
(8) Maintain a tax base necessary to promote the economic welfare of the
City by insuring optimum values for property in the City.
(9) Enhance the aesthetic character and appearance of the City.
(10) Conserve natural resources and environmental assets of the
community.
(11) Provide adequate off-street parking and loading facilities, including for
boat slips for Controlled Access Lots.
(12) Provide effective administration of this Ordinance and any future
amendments to this Ordinance and prescribe penalties for the violation of
its requirements.
(13) Establish a continuing system of review of this Ordinance to insure it will
be amended to meet changing needs of the community and advances in
science and technology.
(14) Evaluate lake impacts from development to residents living on a lake.
(15) Evaluate lake impacts using criteria associated with the surface area of
the lake.
(16) Evaluate boating facility criteria for marinas and associations alike.
(17) Evaluate parking standards related to lakefront development in order to
improve water quality and stormwater conditions.
WHEREAS,
the City Council concludes that the public health, safety, and welfare and sound
planning may be effected by the development or expansion of boat slips related to
Controlled Access Lots on Spring Lake in the City of Prior Lake;
WHEREAS,
the City Council finds that the City’s land use regulations, including subdivision and
zoning regulations do not adequately address the development or expansion of boat
slips for Controlled Access Lots on Spring Lake, as defined in the Zoning Ordinance
due to factors including, but not limited to:
Changes in the regulation of Controlled Access Lots were made by the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that exclude it’s
permitting of boat slips associated with Controlled Access Lots.
Conditions in the City’s Zoning Ordinance may be minimal or limited when
determining an appropriate number of association boat slips.
Conditions in the City’s Zoning Ordinance may not adequately review all
impacts resulting from association boat slips related to safety, the
environment, and quality of life.
The land and water characteristics of Spring Lake are different than those
associated with Upper and Lower Prior Lakes, therefore different
regulations may be required for boat slips for Controlled Access Lots on
Spring Lake.
The City must evaluate impacts of boating on its key natural resource, its
lakes, directly related to the number of dock slips permitted by the City or
State.
WHEREAS,
The City Council finds that the City must conduct further study to determine what
amendments to the City Code may be required to deal effectively with such
development and boat use. This study will include but not be limited to determining
the most appropriate regulations for boat slips for Controlled Access Lot boat slips on
Spring Lake in the City’s Zoning Ordinance, balancing the demand for boating with
the protection of lakes and lake residents. This study will include the appointment
of a task force to include members representing the following:
1. Lakes Advisory Committee
2. Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District
3. Spring Lake Town Board
4. Department of Natural Resources
5. Scott County Sheriff
6. Property owners on Spring Lake
WHEREAS
, the City Council has concluded that the public health, safety and welfare and sound
planning require that a moratorium be imposed on the approval of any land use
development including subdivision of property, zoning approvals or building permit
approvals for boat slips or related matters associated with Controlled Access Lots
on Spring Lake in the City of Prior Lake during the pendency of the study and the
various public hearings preceding possible adoption amendments to the zoning
regulations.
NOWTHEREFOREBE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
,
MINNESOTA
as follows:
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The City Council hereby authorizes a study to be conducted and a task force to be appointed to
determine what amendments to the City Code will be required to deal effectively with the
development and expansion of boat slips for Controlled Access Lots on Spring Lake. The study shall
include analysis of boat slips and Controlled Access Lots related to definition, corresponding
criteria and conditions to protect public health, safety and welfare, a sound planning framework,
research of ordinances and land use in other jurisdictions, and review of relevant studies and a
legal analysis of applicable case law. Upon completion of the study, potential ordinance
amendments shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2015.
VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Thompson
Aye
☒☒☒☒☒
Nay
☐☐☐☐☐
Abstain
☐☐☐☐☐
Absent
☐☐☐☐☐
Frank Boyles, City Manager
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