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Orono City Mayor Dennis Walsh <br /> Orono City Council Members <br /> October 26, 2020 <br /> Page 3 <br /> 2. All text messages sent or received by Jeremy Barnhart of the City, other City employees, <br /> Mayor Dennis Walsh, or City Council members related to 1700 Shoreline Drive in Orono <br /> since January 1, 2020. <br /> 3. All documents received by the City of Orono related to the proposed subdivision or <br /> development of 1700 Shoreline Drive in Orono since January 1, 2020. <br /> 4. All documents showing dates of meetings on-site at 1700 Shoreline Drive in Orono by <br /> Jeremy Barnhart, any City employee, Mayor Walsh, and any City Council member since <br /> January 1, 2020, related to any proposed subdivision or development. <br /> 5. All e-mails sent or received by Jeremy Barnhart, City employees, City Council members, or <br /> the Mayor related to the proposed development or subdivision of 1700 Shoreline Drive in <br /> Orono since January 1, 2020. <br /> To be clear, Mrs. Burwell needs this information in order to understand the representations of the <br /> Jacobs Family Trust and its agents to the City. Mrs. Burwell is not implying that City officials have <br /> done anything wrong. <br /> Mrs. Burwell requests that no City Council meeting be scheduled until 21 days after all documents <br /> listed above have been produced by the City, pursuant to this Minnesota Government Data <br /> Practices Act request. <br /> Purpose of Orono Zoning Regulations <br /> Sec. 78-5 of the Orono Code of Ordinances, attached as Exhibit 1, defines the"purpose"of the <br /> Orono Zoning Regulations. Section 78-5(a)(2) explains that"[t]he maintenance of open space and <br /> the avoidance of overcrowding of land is a basic guiding principle in this plan." And Section 78- <br /> 5(a)(5) provides that"[t]he guiding principles of maintaining open spaces, avoiding the i//effects <br /> of overcrowding, avoiding premature development, avoiding the future pollution problems which <br /> are inherent in any plan to intensely develop land adjacent to wetlands and Lake Minnetonka, and <br /> the need to change some allowed uses in order to preserve the quality of the groundwater supplies <br /> in the area were recognized in the comprehensive municipal plan adopted on December 2, 1974, <br /> and the amendments to the comprehensive zoning chapter and map." (Emphasis Ours.) <br /> These stated purposes support application of existing codes to any proposed subdivision, not a <br /> departure from the ordinances that has the effect of increasing density and compromising the <br /> rights, safety, health and welfare of the property owners in and around the development. <br /> Average Lakeshore Setback Ordinance <br /> Section 78-1279(6) of the Orono Code of Ordinances—most recently updated on October 14, 2019 <br /> as Orono Ordinance No. 234, Third Series, establishes the general rule for Average Lakeshore <br /> Setbacks ("ALS"). A copy of Ordinance No. 234 is attached as Exhibit 2. <br /> 3 <br /> 6573570v1 <br />