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i©SDWl NiRI2l9e5 iU' 3365 Crys^tai Bay Rd WayzataMn 55391 March 8 1985 Members, Planning Commission City Council City of Orono CITY (TF ORONO Dear Members; As I'm uriable to personally attend this meeting I m writing this letter in reference to agenda item *901 concerning Mr. Karl Johnson My wife and 1 live at 3365 Crystal Bay Rd and Mr Johnson is our ne,xt door neighbor. After reading the agenda items it is obvious that variances are being required on two different ordinances. One, a hard cover situatio.. within 75' of the lake and the other, a boat storage regulaiion Let me first address the hardcover situation The area in question was orginally part of a driveway that servicea the residence which is now owned by Ms Sandra George The rest was added to alleviate the mud problem after the area was leveled The city was aware of the whole affair They tagged Mr Johnson for improper disposal of the dirt on the lakeshore The situation was taken care of by Mr Johnson to the city's satisfaction and was considered closed The Planning Commission was also aware of the situation and during a hearing on the plans for the redoing of Ms. George s house, reminded Mr Johnson to be sure to get a retaining wall in as soon as possible. I was present at that meeting with Mr. Johnson and I heard it No mention was made by anybody. Planning Commission or City Offical, of a hardcover violation or any other violation for that matter, except the one previously mentioned Now, because of a vicious and unrelenting verbal and written campaign against both Mr, Johnson and the City, undertaken by a tenant in the George house, the City has decided to require Mr Johnson to get a variance for ttie area in question This simply is not fair If Mr Johnson is guilty of a violation then the City is guilty of neglect for not correcting it v/hen they first knew about it. At this late date, to be fair to Mr Johnson, the subject should be dropped with no futher action taken The boat problem is a different matter altogether. Mr Johnson is being required to get a variance to an ordinance which is violated by alnmst every lakeshore resident in Orono. I myself violate it twice and as you walk down Crystal Bay Rd you see many other violators, including one member of the Planning Commission If you drive along the lakeshore areas of the City many more examples of violations are obvious The fact of the matter is, the ordinance, as it is nov^ exists, is not enforcable and should U ¥