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L. EXHIBIT B riLLAR HOMES PARTNER Date: July 21.2004 Re: 1625 Bohns Point Rd. Conditional Use Permit Application This is a very large home site, with lakeshore to the west, frontage on Bohns Point Rd. and a street side pond to the east Upon receiving a building permit on 10/13/03, Pillar Homes started construction of a new home on this site. The home w*as placed and built exactly in accordance with the home plans for the lot submined for permit. This home is nestled next to a small knoll or hill on the north lot line, with additional dirt raised around the home. Most of the dirt was hauled in and placed on the east (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 plan was created which included final grade and planting schedule, retaining walls etc, we submitted the landscape plan to the Orono staff, not knowing that wc needed a review for grading and/or dirt brought in in excess of 500 cubic yards. This CUP grading request is now before you already vigorously reviewed by Staff and all changes requested to the original grading plan have been implemented on site and approved by Staff and City Engineers as instructed. 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 backfilled the foundation that was approved to be installed. We had no plan to deviate from our original survey. However, our foundation wall height that was on the approved surv ey was misinterpreted slightly on the original elevations on the permit survey. This unknown difference was discovered on the landscaping plan, and all changes that staff required to prevent improper water flow were implemented. Drainage swailes and retaining wall, draintile and other requests were fair and implemented on site, to assure all code and regulations were met We therefore request a conditional use permit for grading of dirt brought to the property in an amount in excess of 500 yards. Thank you for your consideration. Carol & Roger Rovick 1625 Bohns Point RxL KC Chermak Pillar Homes PILLAR HOMES PARTNER, 125 Lake Street West, Wayzata, MN 5391 Phone: 952.473.2351 Fax: 952.473.8317 www.piUarbomes.com