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MIM ijl ^ Medical Institute of Minnesota August 9, 1993 Offices of the Mayor and City Council City of Orono P.0, Box 66 CE101Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323 RE: Variance Application for Bill and Lori Corneliuo Dear Mayor and Members of the Council; As a ten year .resident of the City of Orono, I am pleased to have this opportunity to express my support for the variance application of Bill and Lori Cornelius, «h^h I understand will be presented for your consideration at this evening's Council meeti.ng. As vou know. Dr. and Mrs. Cornelius have built a beautiful^ new home in Orono, at 960 many parcels of lakeshore property on Lake Minnetonka, lot lines^and frontage at 960 Tonkawa are quite irregular. Nevertheless, Bill and Lori have been able to build their new home in complete compliance with all City ordinar^a and requirements, except for the one outstanding issue addressed in\heir variance application. It is my atrong hope that you iill approve this^plication, not only because it is consistent with established plans for the because I believe it is the better solution for the City of Orono. 1 support the concept and principle behind the 75 setback requirement for lakeshore property. In ; believe that the City's requirements surfaces enhance the visual beauty, privacy, wa.er management, and natural environment of the Lake. But I also granting of variances to these requirements, where homeowners ^an legitin,ataly request equitable variance serves the best interests of the City ^ this case, I believe the variance should be granted, both because it serves the best interests of tne i y an most equitable solution to a unique problem. The alternative to this variance is the ^ hardSoSd t««" Clearly, removal of these trees would reduoe 5503 CREEV VALLEY DKIVT • BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA 5j43