04/26/07 - letter re: denial of sewer connection permit

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it a 4/0 0\� CITY of ORONO s\ It\ V' b 'a; ti Municipal Offices Street Address: Mailing Address: \�JtyHp % 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 April 26, 2007 Steve Coddon P.O. Box 175 Mound, MN 55364 Re: Denial of Request for Sewer Connection Permit Dear Mr. Coddon: On March 9, 2007 the City of Orono received your application for a permit to construct sanitary sewers to serve"Block 1, Baldur Park", accompanied by a set of construction plans prepared by Schoell Madson. After reviewing the permit application with the City Engineer and the City Attorney, I have concluded that it would be premature and inappropriate to issue such a permit at this time. The reasons for denial are.iricorporated into the comments below. YOUR SEWER CONNECTION PERMIT IS HEREBY DENIED. Do not commence work on this project. I would offer the following brief comments, observations and recommendations as you proceed forward in your effort to develop the Baldur Park properties: 1. Each individual dwelling unit must have a separate sewer service connection to the municipal system. Any sewer system you construct that serves more than one residence will be required to be part of the municipal sewer system owned and operated by the City. 2. The City will not entertain construction of an addition to the municipal system until a development plan for the property to be served has been approved by the City. Your suggested disclaimer that the construction of a sewer system before development has been approved will not guarantee a specific number of lots, does not justify allowing construction prior to development approval. 3. Absent an approved development plan, it is unreasonable to establish the location of a sewer line where it could potentially interfere with future development plans. • 'If`..1,...0......... /0=11 110 i4645 I01% 140_,1414 www.ci.orono.mn.us