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The Honorable Mary Butler, Mayor and Council Members for the City of Orono March 7, 1983 Page Two Of aourse this will restrict the laissez-faire rights of a property owner to use his property as he chooses but that was the reason that the 0 ty adopted the regulation in the first place. The Primus' sold a piece of land to Dunn arts Yoder.st knowing that the pro- perty di(i Oat meet the five acre zoning requirements established by the City of Orono and knowing that the property adjoining the Dunn/Yogerst property belonged to them. In doing so, they created a non -conforming lot by violating the ordinances established by the City of Ot.= for the purpose of creating five acre tracts. 'Ibis was done in ux lete disregard for the interest of the public and the purposes and eels of the Zoning Ordinances. What is the public health, welfare and safety that the Cbuncil is called upon to protect? The Orono Council, after much study, decided that in non-sewered areas, lets should contain a minimum of two acres arx] in some areas, five acres. 1`his was done to preclude the necessity of extending sanitary -sewer lines into these undeveloped areas. The acceptance by the City of one acre lots within these areas will leas] to a situation that will ultimately result in a health hazard. A health hazarl will result in the necessity of extending sanitary sewer lines to serve these properties. If the City fails to act to cure the health hazard the Minnesota Department of Public Health and/or the PCA could require the City to rectify the problem by the installation of v. appropriate sewer system. When these events occur, all of the property owners along County aaad #34 will he penalize] because they will have to pay for the cost of a sewer line in front of their property. If this (x)et is not assesse9, the taxpayers for the City of Orono will have to pay for this cost on a proportionate hasis. for the city !bunci 1 to fail to take the steps that- -try- avai lahle, to them to lessen the likelihood of this (,ocurinq, t]aes not fulfill its obligation to protect anci pra, a the general public health, welfare art] saafety which is the vary purpose that local gvvernrvmt was establishes] for. Mr. Primus .argues that sine he di.] rrk (in What he was su44xv&i to (b when he sold the property tip ia.usn/Ymerst, the City almld waive the requirement to p1At the lxrsperty to the iiensity that wrxsli] have peen m. Tuired.