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CITYoT ORONO Municipal Ofikcs Slnat Mnu: 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono, MN 55356 Malliaf Mdresi: P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay. MN 55323 0066 June 8,2005 JefT & Tracy Cordes 830 Forest Arms Ln Mound, MN 55364 RE: 830 Forest Arms Lanc/PIN 07-117-23-12-0005 Home Occupation/lllegal Use/Contractor Business A sign advertising Metropro, Inc, a lawn care and landscaping company has been posted on your property at 830 Forest Arms Lane. Through further research it appears that a lawn care, landscaping and contractor business is operating at the above residential address. Home occupations within the City of Orono are regulated under City Code Srotion 78-1376; this section is attached herein for your reference. It appears that your commercial use of the above property may fall under one of the following two categories of this City Code: Level 2 Home Occupation or Prohibited Home Occupation. Please complete the attached Home Occupation License application and submit to the City no later than July 1,2005 in order to avoid legal action by the City. Upon receipt of your application. City Staff will evaluate your use of the above residential property for its qualification as a Level 2 Home Occupation. However, City Staff performed a cursory propertyjnspectipn onj^y.26'^ and it wgs not^ that equipment consistent with a landscaping company was stored on the projKity. Operating a conjrat^ingshpp and/or outdoor storagejusqcjate^with a home occu^tiotr is strictly prohibited. ' Additionally, an illegal access to County Road 151 is located at the rear of your property. Removal of this access was a requirement of your building permit for the detached garage in September of2004. It appears that the access was partially removed; however additional restoration is necessary. The illegal access must be removed, the gate must be remov^ or- permanently closed off and the ditch must be re-graded and re-vegetated to Hennepin County specifications by July 1,2005, if you have questions please contact myself or Dave 2^tterstrom with Hennepin County Public Works at 763-745-7643. Your property will be reinspected to verify compliance with this notice. Your attention to this matter is appreciated. Please call me at 952.249.4627 should you have any questions. Sincerely, City of Orono * Melanie Curtis City Planner Enel: Home Occupation License Application City Code 78-1376 c:Dave Zetterstrom, Permits Coordinator, Hennepin County Public Works Tekphonc (952) 249-4600 • Fus (952) 249-4616 wwwxi.orono.mn.of