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Lake Orono Improvement Association Orono Lake Improvement District Application <br /> <br />Estimate of the Total Equalized Valuation of the Property within the District <br /> Estimated Total Market Value of the 188 parcels: $48,564,300 <br /> Estimated Mean Market Value of the 188 parcels: $263,200 <br />Local Ordinances Regulating the use of the Lake or any Public Access (copies provided as attachment) <br />Chapter 30 - LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS <br />ARTICLE VI. - ZONING <br />DIVISION 10.5.WETLAND BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS <br />DIVISION 11. - FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT <br />DIVISION 12. - SHORELAND MANAGEMENT <br />Chapter 50 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS <br />ARTICLE IV. - OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC SAFETY <br />DIVISION 2. - DANGEROUS WEAPONS <br />Sec. 50-117. - Hunting and shooting <br />Chapter 74 - TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES <br />ARTICLE V. - SNOWMOBILES AND ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATVs) <br />Sec. 74-154. - Operation within the city limits, snowmobiles <br />Sec. 74-157. - Operation within the city limits, ATVs <br />Chapter 86 - WATERWAYS <br />ARTICLE II. - WATER SAFETY <br />Local Interest and Commitment to Future Lake Management <br />Local interest and commitment have strongly been demonstrated since 1995 with the initial creation of <br />our Lake Orono Sedimentation Task Force partnership with the City of Elk River and Sherburne SWCD <br />to successfully address sedimentation concerns in 1998. <br />After project completion in 1999, the group became the Lake Orono Water Quality Committee <br />(LOWQC) partnership to collaborate on all areas needed to protect and enhance the quality of Lake <br />Orono, its fisheries and wildlife habitats; preserve its economic, recreational and natural <br />environmental values; and promote its safe and responsible use. The LOWQC published its first formal <br />lake management plan in 2004. <br />A public survey was conducted in 2016 to provide feedback for our current LOWQC Lake Management <br />Plan in regards to Lake Orono problems and what solutions are supported. It is evident from the <br />survey results that Elk River resident’s feedback is aligned to the LOWQC Lake Management Plan <br />identified challenges, which include: <br />1. Sedimentation of the lake bed, <br />2. Proliferation of curly-leaf pondweed, <br />3. Nuisance native plant overgrowth and algae and <br />4. Impairment of water quality. <br />See Figure 4 titled Lake Orono Problems. This graphs the responses to the question, “To what extent <br />do you feel each of the following is a problem on Lake Orono?” The results were: <br /> 98% feel water quality is a problem <br /> 92% feel algae is a problem <br /> 88% feel aquatic plants are a problem <br /> 83% feel sedimentation is a problem <br /> <br /> Page 7 <br />