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EXHIBIT B PILLAR HOMES PARTNER Date: July 21,2004 Re: 1625 Uolms Point Rd. Conditional Use Pcnnil Application This is a very large home site, with lakcshorc to the west, frontage oti Hohns Point Rd. and a street side pond to the ca;.t. Upon receiving a building permit on 10/13/03, Pillar 1 loines started construction of a new home on this site. 1 he home was placed and built e.xactly in accordance with the home plans for the lot submitted for pciinit. This home is nestled next to a small knoll or hill on the notlh lot line, with additional dirt raised around the home. Most of the dirt was hauled in and placed on the cast (non lake) side of the home in the fall of 2003. and has been allowed to settle over the winter. Months later, after a very thorough, professional landscape plati was created which included final grade and planting schedule, retaining wsills etc, we submitted the landscape plan to the Orono stafi’, not knowing that we needed a review for grading and/or dirt brought in in excess of 500 cubic yards. 1 his CUP grading reiiuesl is now before you alteady vigoiously reviewed by Staff and all changes rcquestetl to the original grading plan have been implemented on site and appioved by Staff and City 1-nginccrs as instnictcd. Since the original grading plan required a large amount of dirt to be brought to the site, and the house plan was approved, we simply b.ickrilled the foundation that was apinoved to be installed. We litid no plan to deviate from our original survey. Ilow’cver. our foutidation wall height that was on the approved surv ’ey was misinterpreted slightly on the original elevations on the pertnit survey. I bis unknown difference was discovered on the latukscaping plati, and all changes that staff required to prevent itnproper w ater Ilow were implemented. Drainage swailes and retaining wall, drainttle atul other lequcsts were fair and implemented on site, to assure all code and regulations were tnct. We thcteforc request a conditional use permit for grading of dirt biought to the piojvrty in an amount in excess r>f 500 yards. 'Iliank you for your cotrsideration. Carol & Roger Kovick 1625 Hohtis Poiirt Rd. KC Chermak Pillar Homes O'itA# *.N .V it PILL/\R IIONIHS PARTNER, 125 Lake Street West, Wavzata, MN 5391 Phone: 952.473.2351 l ax: 952.473.8317 vsAvw.piilarhomes com