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EXISTING SITE The site as shown i,-, the fo'lowing drawing is s}irrounded by Lake Minnetonka and contains a total area of approximately 57.7 res. During the temperate seasons, access to the site is by boat. A dock is currently provided by the City of Excelsior, approximately 1.6 miles due south of the Island, for the Veterans' Camp shuttle service. The site is located within the jurisdiction of the City of Orono and is zoned RS, Seasonal Recreational District. RS guidelines include the Veterans' Camp as a permitted use, although a special use permit is required for all new or remodeled uses in at, RS dl:;'.-- Because the Island is not serviced with sewer or water utilities, garbage collection, complete police, fi-e, medical emergency or other municipal services, special provisions are requi- if any development within an RS district to help alleviate potential problem- caused by the lack of these services. hk st of the existing huildings are poorly sited and in a deteriorated condition. Two clay tile and stucco, spanish-style buildings (the Work Building and the Bath House) are in such deteriorated structural condition that they are hazardous and should be demolished at the earliest stage of the Camp redevelopment. Berg Hall, also a clay tile and stucco, spanish-style building, is in better structural condition than the other two tile buildings, but would require structural correction and much additional work to make it code compliant. The substantial cost of that work, combined with the buildings's less than ideal siting and limited future use, deem it unreasonable to restore. It should also be demolished early in the redevelopment. With the exception of the cabins on the south hill and several cabins in the north hill area, the existing cabins do not take proper