Public Access Hearing 11/13/63
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Q'ORT OF COJOtt'rl"EE APPO:Qf'fEJ) BY '1'J1B
SHOlUtVOOD V'XLLAGB COnCXL TO C01fS::tWR
PROMULG.A.TIltG RULES AJmBOVLA~I"$ POR
>>'IRE ALLBYS A.)U) R()AJ)S t.JtAD:r:NG TO 11m
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'fhi. co_itt.. h.1d a. public hearb<< .. .......b... l!h
196,. at th.Kina......t& Grad. I.'hthoOl ..t 71'0 P.M.. ..t v!d.oh
ti.. appro.t...tel,." to 4, people appear.cI _4 b.act .. full
oppertWltty to ..PJl'... th.ir opttlion.... to rul.. ad
regulatione whiCh the COWle!l misht prop.rly prOllUl.ate for
the purp.se ot controlling the pub1.!c ..ce..... to the lalc....
Our Supr... Court haa .poken .111 "<<ant to P'lbllcacee..
and ve teel that the o,intcm. of' our Gourt mipt 'b4t otao..
help to the COWloll in determinin<< hov to hwldle tht. __obl...,..
In th. ca.. ot AA ~~ JeMM'~~R ~t.~* A.~,_.,
21' Hian.. '44.. our Court ...l<la
"Th. pre..nt tr..dotpubltc opiJd.on i. dlrected. .
toward reetoran6to t.h~publtc ace... to our l"~..
our paru.._d our tore.t., tor reoZ"eational aad
other purP..... ..... "..
It turther atated b the ._. ca...
uMoZ"eover. ve DlUet not tor,..t thll t the pulJlie inclUd.e.
pereo.. other th....tho.._ in thGe iIrmIediate vicinity.
The .General public baa a true OOll.ern in the
recreatlonal facilities ol'fered by the lake. .iob
nature ha. .0 freely giTen u. in th1.cj)-';ate. Their
..neroue IJhar:.l.ng' by al1 vill blake 1"or heal thier .,!~
happier people. The m.any not t'ortwuate.e:r;ough to b~
able to acquire 'the advantace. 01" owner3h1p of lakeah()re
property ahould not be deprivod 0.1" the..e benetit..."
Xh the ca.eotthe 'Y:Ll~~~ f'lt. W~F~~~" '!1~. S\t.at N~:r"JJ.,~
~ilro~ 09~. '0 Hioh. 4'8. the p.lat 01" the Villqe ot 'Way.ate.
had certain street. terminatin<< at the lak_$bor. 01" Lake Kinaetonka.
In iJ1terpretib<<the plat the COUJ:"t Mldl
"Where the crant or dedicati_ to the pUblici. tor
the purpo.a. ot paa.a<<e.and I'oe. to the water. the
co..luIU.OD .. tberGe b_iJt<< no 1.ndio&tiob ot a o 011 trary
iratention .. ia lnevitablethat the crabtor dedication
vae intend.ed tOenabl_ tbe ptlblictopt to the water
to:r: the better .....joyment 0.'1 the ptlb11or1pt 01" navigation.."
In theeaee 01' ~". .,.~remt. 140 M1JUl.2.". our Supreme
Court quoted 1"1"0. tbe United Stat..Sup~.. Court c..., "~Jl.:r
v. X!o~~ 94 U. s. '24.
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",A atre.t 'borelerille 011 a rivlIJ'*. a. tbi. diel,
aOo.NUS 'to the pllUlof the to_ adopt.. by
th. . Deore. ot 'uti.t108 DI\U.t 'b4tr.carded a.
int.nel.el.to be .....d for the purpo.. of' aoo...
to the rive.., and the u.aal ..c~od..tloa.
of' aav1e.tioa ill ,u.h a 00..0'1011."
Our Court, in the ......... .tated.
"The f'a..,. that the .treet. of the .ill.... _.t..4ed
to the lake pv. the pub1ioth. ript to u... the
tend.lli of' the a'Het aa a land1na pla.. 111 ..ue t. ...
tr_the l$ke, .. 'to th1. est.' at le.at. th..
"111.... aerepre.entat1..ot tbe publio If. po........
r1parlaD ript...th11l1. ....f'rielentto malte it a
rlparl_ 0._1" wi thi. the ....iIl. ot the.tatute.-
Ho.t of' the a...:t..... in 4u..tio. va lo..:ted ..1Jl the plat
of' BiJl"eh Blutt.Up~r Hirm.to_a,.et....pia COUll'y, Kiaa..ota.
Th. acce...uu. a.l"e, in tact, .tre.'. _4 the Supre.. Court of
the State QfMtau..ota hall ao ruled i. thet caae ofllx..
v. T~.'I,E~c't.~o~. 126 Minn. 4,6. Xu thi. ca.. th. Court
~:'ule4 that theacoe.. a1(u.t&, Lot 22 (bcu;oderiJlc 0. Mr. 1\0"-1"
Gardner'. property) 1eia taot a public at..e.t _el a.l.. ruled
that the other ac...... to the lake iJl thia plat a.re. 1ft f'aot,
public road. and thatth..e Nad. ..ere deciioated to the public
aa .tre.t..
Muaicipal.1ti.., Who.. .tr..t. ..t..d to aavieab1e ..atetX'.
have the rights of' a riparian owner, ino.ludin. the rip_ to
build vha....., landing., levi... alld to.IlJoyall theraeilitie.
whioh the location or the 1and v:lthref'ere.ee to the water attord..
Th.y are in etfeet a land hi_hya,. leadinl' tc> another hipway,
the lake.
The.. riparian ripts, how.ever, are au'bordinate to pub1io
ue. anel in the ca.. ot: 'l,ll'~ Y. Pt\1M~1I 21' JUftn. 4a,. our
Supre.et Court uph.wld the authority .1' th. Villaee of D.epha"en
to regulate the u.. of publicland8 border i.. upon Lake MiJUletonka.
the u.e ot public (ioOk.. and the right to .et apart tor bathins
purpo... a part ot: .uOh laadalld watera to the 8xe1"'lIion of all
other u... Of which vater. are au.ceptible.
w. rmtat thea conclude that what has been terUled by the
public ... "1'ire a1.18"." are, ine1'feot. bothi.. IIOJi"e than publio
str.et. leadia<< to the lake,whioh provide the publio with aCce..
to the lake and u.eot: the watera 01.' Lake Min.etOnka", Th. Villas.
ot: Shorevooct is a riparian owner aJ!d as .ucb has all the ript.
of ripariaa ownereh.:ip. i.eludine the ript to co.atruet doeka
on the property ..4 exclude all others troll e...tructia<< private
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clo.. .. the 1041 ..4 l..dine tnto tbe water, do.kin. .t
boat. ......pta..d....:1....'.d by the Villa... and cl..ian..t~llc
c.rt..:1n are... tor .,,1_:1n.to the eX<Jluldcm .tall oth.r ....
01' the ript....ol'-va"..
The road. 1.ad:1n<< to tlUt la.ke uetnl.all :l.a.t.... aurow,
be:t.ns .50 teet or 1... :t.a. width,and. :1n .OM in.'_.... u. net
praotio..lf:01: u.. tOr e:t.:ther toot or vehiol. trattio, howev.r.
itl ao.. c.... th.y p......icl. e._l1.nt m.us 01' .eo... to the
lake.
All ofth. people who "er. pr..ent felt tbat th..u.u:t.....
must be kept open. parti.ularlJ for 1'1r. proteotioa,. ....4 .:boulcl
be marked .. that the ti.rectepartm.tod ....il)" ti.c:t ace...
to the lake.
It appeared ... it .m..to.f' tho.. pr....t c:t..:1r.c:t toke..
the road. open tor u..bythe pUbl j..., ... i. _4 ... the,. have b...
n.be the pr"pert., in thap.." how...r. .o..t.lt t_t th.r.
.hould 'be WU'..trictect r1cht to la\Ulch bo..... at all .1' tb..
.eo....... Oertun." t_ .po..........tor 'th..e li"'i.,oll 'the
lak.ahor. f.lt tbat irlmo.t iull!ltan... tb.road ltayj ".1". not
wide nOli_to oal"1'"y on t'Ul1 adoospl.t. r.o.re_ti..a1 ..ctiviti...
thatthex-.".r. tn.,uttL..,:;te.t pukin. .pa... ..."lable. _d. 11'
all aCO..U'fU, "er. ...eel tor r..r...t1o..1 aot1vit1.. t'l vould b.
:Lmpo..ible to p:'OYid.etu11 _d. ...plet..up."i.~_ tor all
type. ot: recreation..l avti.!t!...
Mo.t 01 tb. .tti.... felt that the .a. oltm. .i.psltPubli.
Aco..... va. aft ilw1tati.n to not _.ly 'th. publ1. "ho reside in
Shorewood but the publio .eneral1y to.earch out..d rind the
ace..... _ct, in many in.tano.., aft Wtr..tri.t.d u.. would tear
up and d..troy the roac:t aurlac...
It wa. th...n.,...l con...ft$'UI that, be.au.. of the in.r.....
in population i. the 'Villa.., th.re sh.ouldb. .... replatio.,
however, the replation .hottleS be r.....a'bl. 8. ... to pye to
tho.. who li.." otr the lak. an opportu.ni ty to pt to the lake
for 2:'eor.atio.al pUr"..l!!. "rh'.'r. were .....pok..... who. tel t
that all ..mber.. >ot the Ptlbl1e. reaan11...,. 01 ....,.... the,. 1i"<<.
.hou14 have a fUll.and ...pl.te riCht t.... t.. ao...... an.d
8ueh ao...... DoaleS '-cl.arly .arkM .0 that ~h. publ!c..
r.prdle.. of .er. tltey l:ived. cen.tld tind. tb_ _c:t ... th_
a. tll.,. ... ~it.
It 1ilJ t1&1. COIImltt..t. X"eoo...nc:t.tio. that t1&.C..o11
cOb.ideS" tbe ~0110w~C r..lat;i,o.. in "ilJp.ot to the u.. ot
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tho.. roa4.s,leacU.ftc to Lake N:l.hDet<mka,'by the. pu.b:lio, -.4
located within th. Vil1ageof Shorllwood.
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J _ d)TO Parking at all tim'!)s in Ji?.re I :JJ'Ie<> ..... po~~sibly no loitering
from 10 p.m. to f3 a.m.
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No Pa.rldng - Summer rnonths - Il1/'ithin 3 blocks of access or beach.,.v-
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Access use,:) bJT Fi"Y'e :P"'parl,ffi-ertT.r..antt otner$l tha.t may be used by
the p'J"lj c in the 1.0. nter sho,,]d be --1)J o-;-.jeirC'i1i't 'o,l' village. ---.
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If Et boat. launching access is authorized it should be surfacj~}r~? ,tr
,<litb sldt,:'.ble materia} to avoid washing, eta.
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5. Those'lccess that, are not suit.able for boat launching should be ...-
blocked off with posts to prohibH, trrd.lers from goinz into lake.
6. Choose the most suit a ble access A.nd designate as boat launching.
e. prohibit3J'lY storan,;~ of 8pp[n~atus, etc. on the acces~.
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