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�I�CY of OR�. poFt Office Box 66•Cryetal Bay.Minneeota 55.323•Municiy � .. � . � � On the Nort�C Shore oj Lake Minnetonka August 2. 1990 Robert Seliski 37� Silver Meadow Drive Long Lake, Mn 55356 RE: Septic System/Lot Line Issue Dear Mr. Seliski : This letter is to follow up our conversation during the site inspection at your property this morning. As you had suspected,. it appears tha� 3 p°�i 1 ve� Meadow Dr ve t erte ds aS fewe feetr into the residence � your property. Orono's septic code normally requires a setback of 20' from the toe of a mound system te the lot line. It is not uncommon, however, for the City to allow a 10' lot line setback in cases where the site area is restricted and where the dzcreased setback will not affect neighborin _q properties. While the City of Orono measures setbacks to the toe of the mound , the State of rlinnesta Individual Sewage Treatment S:andards and Regulations , also known as Chapter 7080 , states that the setbacWh ch ends at aepointd5'f beyo d theeends ofsthe treatment ar�a , zock layer. Under that interpretation, the mound system in question might very well meet the setback standards withfn the State rules. while I do not agree with the State's definition, contracters working in many different cities may find different interpre�ations in each locality. The mound in question, installed by �lmerican Sewer � Water under Permit �1495 for M & L Construction, was constructed in December 1988. The only documented inspections on file are for the tanks on December 6th and for the ground rough up inspection on December 8th. There is no indication in the records of a question about the lot line location, �nd we do not know on what � � basis American Sewer b <<'atez determined where to put the mound, ' except that the approved plan indicates a 10' setback from the BUILDI:�tG&ZOVt.yG-473•'35T • ADN111STR�►710\d Fl�A�CE-s7�73SE � Pt�BUC�►�ORKc_17: ASS�I�iG F�\-�'f3�0510