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operation. We use 400 yards of soil an'"* plus 50 yards <br />of Canadian peat for our growing each It is <br />essential we have soil for our growing. The physical <br />properties of this peat is vastly superior to peat from <br />marshes from Wayzata east to around the Twin Cities. <br />The wetlands located in Lot No. 1 was not wet lands <br />until I had constructed it in 1953. A careful study of the <br />terrain will show it has hardly any natural runoff. It was <br />built for irrigation purposes. It provides storage for <br />runoff from Hardcover area of greenhouses and ground <br />water. This is recycled back onto the growing crops. We <br />use 100/000 to 400/000 gallons of water a year from this <br />source. We have at this time only 2 choices to grow the <br />crops. Use this water or pump water from the aquifer in <br />*'r area. In the sense of conservation, it is ir^- feeling <br />that the use of grade 2 water is to be preferred over grade <br />1 water. This has been an existing use prior to enactment <br />of ordinances referring to wetlands. We are a <br />nonconforming farm use with all the rights and privileges <br />that are available in that area. I believe this falls into <br />the accessory use within the scope of the zoning <br />requirements. <br />il2 - Page 3 of 6 <br />The requirement for 100 ft. setback from the Luce Line <br />appears to be more restrictive than the ordinance. The 100 <br />ft. front set back 50 ft. east and west setback is well