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F 66 ^*£sbo5 Mav 4, 1994 CITYof ORONO Municipal Offices Street Address; 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono. MN 55355 Mailing Address.- P 0. Bc< 66 Crystal Bay. VN 55323-0066 Mr. Patrick Wolfe 2871 Casco Point Road Wayzata. Minnesota 55391 Re: Zoning Application (t1895 Dear Mr. Wolfe: I have completed a preliminarv ’ review of your after-the-fact application for variances to construct an accessory structure (10 ’xl2 ’ shed) on your property. The certificate of survey by Otto Associates which you provided contains a wealth of information which leads me to make the following comments: • The survey is extremely misleading, shewing a dark line boundary that does not match the legal boundary’ of your property. No addendum was provided by you or your surveyor to e.xplain the format of this survey. • The shed is clearly not within your property boundaries, but within the right-of- way of Carman Avenue. • The survey suggests a "proposed" change to your legal description which would place the shed approximately 4 ’ within your property. However, you have not applied for a vacation of a portion ot Carman Avenue, and if you did so, the City would undoubtedly deny such a vacation given the DNR’s consistent opposition to such proposals which reduce public access to lakes, and given the City s use of the right-of-way as a public beach area. • A site inspection reveals that the shed is approximately 8 ’ from the normal shoreline (not 12 ’-14 ’ as survey shows), and obviously within 75’ of the lake where no structures or hardcover are allowed. Your surveyor did not identify the 929.4 ’ elevation contour which is required by the City for all surveys abutting Lake Minnetonka. • The survey shows and site inspection verifies that your recent landscaping has encroached onto the 60’ City right-of-way by as much as 20’. Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX t73-«510 ■ ■..nrf..*—. ^ —....