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and they have no "as' i’‘*nt" survey. I was unable to locate the contractor who <br />built the house, s. :j ' touch of the person who owned the property in 197B <br />and had the hous^ ' 'e assures me that an Orono inspector was on the <br />site during construct. ^ »rify that the house was placed according to code <br />and gave approval. The»re was never any mention to him about an "as-built" <br />survey. This person also assured me that the patio and deck were constructed <br />at the same time as the house. Because of the steeply sloping lakefront yard, <br />this person or another owner before us terraced and landscaped the lower half <br />of the area between the house and the lakeshore across the full width of the <br />lot. <br />If I had been the person building on this property, I think I would have done <br />a lot of things differently, such as placing the house further back to allow <br />for modifications, possibly placing it at a different elevation, doing a <br />better job of grading to restrict velocity of surface drainage. <br />I now am informed that an ordinance on hardcover allows 0 (rero) hardcover <br />within 75* of some specified shoreline. There is already some hardcover that <br />was placed by previous owners that is beneficial in protecting an otherwise <br />steep slope from erosion (which is just as important as filtering the runoff <br />water through grass). It doesn't seem right to me to include slatted decks in <br />the definition of "hardcover", especially if the deck is placed o''®r an area <br />that is hard to keep covered with grass and subject to soil erosio' <br />! have trouble talking to anyone at City Hall about this because I work <br />outside the Metro area and they can't return ray long distance call if they <br />happen to be cut or busy when I call. <br />The point of all this is that the fees for surveys, permits, variances, <br />consultants, etc. will far outweigh the cost of this little deck. It seems <br />that the ordinances involved are intended to prevent or discourage property <br />owners from making useful, attractive improvements to their lakef*^ont yards. <br />After all, if I didn't want to enjoy the lake every day from my lakefront <br />yard, I would be living somewhere else. <br />My neighbor to the South has considerable ‘hardcover" in the 75' zone and has <br />such a tall house that my sunlight is restricted, but no one seems to have <br />ever worried about that. <br />I would appreciate it if you would reach me by telephone during the wo <br />My number is 507-451-2480 (Cwatonna Public Utilities). I am sending a’ t <br />this to Mike Gaffron, so he knows that I am trying to get something worker <br />since his letter of June 25, 1990. <br />Yours truly, <br />Uilliam C. Kallberg <br />cc: Mike Gaffron, flss't Planning & Zoning Administrator