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SEP.-2r 95 (THU) 13:36 PRNA TEL:6I263SO690 P. 002 I # 9, ■ : -’D, Bmptmahmr 20, 1995 I of thi City of Orono Planning Comaisaion _ _ * a» requesting the consent of the City to the removal of trees from ey hoes at 575 Oxford Hoad. 1 removed the trees without knowing that the property was subject to an easement given to the City by the developer of the property. I bought the property in June of this year and the seller represented in the purcMse documents that there were no restrictive easements and insurance company failed to find that this essenent Ihus, I had no knowledge of its existence and 2 would like the Coemission's understanding in light of these «i«nFTMsl measesM In addition, X removed soee trees within 75 feet of L^e tfinnetonka without the City's consent, z have only myself to blame for that. Z relied on a nelj^tbor telling me Z could remove trees there and it appeared to have been done by others in the wwld propose to substitute trees for these trees taken in this 75 foot area. My request of the City consists of two Items with respect to my lot: a. A request for a re-dellneation of a wetland based on • recently concluded expert study of the lot and a request for approval of the removal of trees in the wetland area that Is required by a 1978 Easement in favor of the City; and ... 5’ ^ for a variance for the removal of trees shoreline of the lake pursuant to Section10.22 Subd. 3. Each of these requests is described in detail below: Mo*^ollneatlon of wetland and request for approval of removal of In discussing this Issue with the City's inspection department, it was suggested that I hire a wetlands expert to request is a July 31, 1995 report prepared by Westwood Professional Services, Inc. following testing of my lot accordina to published federal wetland standards that have been adopted by^ Minnesota's Wetlazid Conservation Act of 1991, The report 1