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permit must be issued by the City of Orono, and Mr. Tearse was advised to contact the offices of the Lake Minnetonka Conservation district because of recent amendments to their ordinances. Construction of the dock was commenced without obtaining a building permit. A formal permit application might well have revealed the now apparent problems with a dock on Parcel B. No evidence has been submitted indicating that the proposed dock was examined by staff for the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District for compliance with their ordinances. Because Ms. Mabusth did not possess all the facts concerning Parcel B w`ien she wrote her letter and because Lakeville or others failed to obtain a building permit for the dock, the City of Orono cannot be bound by a claim of reliance on Ms. Mabusth's letter. 2. The Letter From 'Ir. Jacobs. On May 23, 1984, Mr. Thomas J. Jacobs, City Building Official, found the dock being constructed on Parcel B in violation of City ordinances and ordered it removed. Three grounds were presented: (1) the dock was being constructed on City right-of-way; (2) construction of the dock was being undertaken without required permits; and (3) the zoning code requires that a principal structure be on the property before an accessory structure could be constructed. Mr. Taylor's memorandum summarizes this letter by stating "the obvious implication of the letter is that the construction of a residence on Parcel A would solve the problem." This is clelirlt nut the obvious implication of the letter. One ground for ordterinq the dock removed was that it was being -1;1-