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WINSTON LAW OFFICE August 18.2005 Orono CiW Council do Mike Gaffron, Planning Director Orono City Hail 2750 Ken^ Parkway PO 00x66 Crystal Bay. MN 55323 received m i « ^005 CITY OF ORONO . RE: Draft Wetlands Protection Ordinance and Application No. 05-3095 (Gregg Steinhafei Application for Conditional Use Permit to Install a Permanent Dock Structure at 2265 North Shore Drive. Orono. Minnesota) Dear Mayor Peterson and Council Members: b We appeared before the Orono Planning Commission on August 15 to express the concerns of our client Gregg Steinhafei with regard to the above-refermc^ wetlands protection ordinance, and its effect on Mr. Steinhafel’s CUP application. We had earlier submitted our August 12 letter to the Planning Commission, and set forth in that letter a full statemerrt of our concern. In response to our comments and letter, the Planning Commission reoommerKled the amendment of Section 78-1607 to allow, as a coriditional use. docks wider than four feet, but not wider than docks which might be allowed by the DNR or Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. We believe that the amendment adequately addresses our concerns, and that Mr. Steinhafel's CUP application can proceed, if the City Council adopts the same amendment. We request that it do so. Unfortunately, we will be out of town Monday and Tuesday, August 22 and 23. As this matter is scheduled to be considered by the City Council on August 22, we will not be able to appear before the Council to address this matter. Accordingly, please let this letter and our earlier letter of Ai^ust 12 speak for us. We ask for the approval of the amendment made by the Planning Commission, so that the Steinhafei CUP application can proceed. Thank you for this opportunity to address the Council. Respectfully submitted. JBW/krm 3912 IDS Center, 8o South Eighth Street, Minneapolis. Minnesota 55402 Telephone: 612.341.9800 Facsimile: 612.332.1215 Email: winlaw@qwestnet