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Sandra and Michael Hollenbont <br />1200 Wildhuru Trail <br />Orono. NfN SS364 <br />K <br />952-495-9107 <br />952-495-0067(f*i) <br />s ■ <br />Felmiwy 12.2005 <br />Jennifer Chaput. Planning Commission <br />Cii> of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay. MN 55323 <br />RE: 1^03-2871 (1214 Wildhurst Trail) / <br />After fact variance request lo be heard Februarv' 19.2003 <br />Ms. Chaput: <br />We received the notice signed by you advising us of the above referenced agenda item. <br />Neither my wife nor I expect to be able to attend the meeting, but request that the <br />commission consider this letter as part of the hearing on the matter. <br />Our position on this matter is reducible to two points: <br />1. The city should follow the related guidelines and codes it has established, and <br />deal with the matter os it has with similar matters in the past. 1 his <br />construction project has obviously been a dinicull project from a planning <br />perspective, so it is not surprising that errors - whether intentional or <br />accidental - were made in the set-back requirements. If the city is to waive <br />the setback requirements here, perhaps the new homeowners could be urged to <br />tear down the old green garage with the solar collectors on top and landscape <br />the resulting space. <br />2. More significantly, we notified the city inspectors of our concerns related to <br />the setback issue at the very beginning of the construction project. Your <br />people were on notice that we were concerned, and that the project appeared <br />to be close to. if not actually encroaching. Your own city inspection people <br />were expected to be substantially more pro-active than they obviously were, <br />and we request that they be reminded of their own apparent lack of diligence. <br />Regards; <br />Michael J. Hollenhorst <br />MJH/jl: