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p August 2,2005 City Council City of Orono 2750 Kelley Parkway, P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay. MN 55323 '^i/G C/fy 03 Op 2005 ^^0/Vo Dear Council Members, This letter is in response to home occupation license application made by Jeff and Tracy Cordes, Metro Pro Inc., for the residential property located at 830 Forest Arms l.ane, Orono, MN. Our property is directly adjacent to 830 Forest Arms Lane and we do not support this home occupation license application for the following reasons; • Tke me^borkoo4 b toned ResUential, with one acre minimum tots. The day-to-dojy operation ofdie business has a ne^dive affect on our quatby of life. Over the past several months we have observed the regular use and movement of heavy equipment including a large pick-up truck, dump and utility trailers, bobcats, pressure washers and other various types of landscaping equiinnent. The noise level both early in the morning and later in the day has increased and negatively impacts our ability to enjoy die quiet nature of our backyard and neighbor!]I • PobntM negative qffect a toning variance wouU have on the value of our property. Based upon Kaj’s experience as a trained real estate professional, we are very concerned that a zoning variance would directly affect the value of our property in a negative way and also make the property less attractive to potential buyers should ive decide to relocate. • JMentbUfor drainage of bnsiness related componenb into our property. According to the MetroPro Inc website (www.metroproinc.com>. the business is intended to be a foil service landscaping business. Being on the down-hill slope from the property located at 830 Forest Arms Lane we are seriously concerned about the potential for business associated components (fertilizers, herbicidc», machine fluids, etc.) to drain into our garden and back-yard. Following the recent construction of the large storage garage at 830 Forest Arms Lane we’ve observed an iimease in water drainage into our back yard. We suspect it is in part due to the large amount of topsoil removed during the construction and the clearing of trees and bushes. In closing, we realize that it is our neighbor ’s goal to develop and grow a new business however, the operation of a full-scafedandscaping business directly and negatively impacts our quality of life. Sincerely, ij A Carla Sorensen 860 Forest Arms Lane, Orono, MN 55364 / tOSim II II