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Telephone CITY of ORONO Post Office Box 66 • Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323 • Municipal Offices May 16, 1983 Mr. Roy E. Ahern 6449 Barrie Road On the North Shore of Lake Minnetonka Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435 Re, Big r.sland~ ~ Dear Mr. Ahern: Enclosed are separate information packets on your two Big Island lots and their status under the revised zoning ordinance adopted last December. I recommend that you consider completing and returning the variance resolution forms (#2) and the lot combination forms (#3) for both of your properties. poing this will ensure that you receive the full grandfather benefits of the ordinance designed to protect building ri9b_:t:s on those properties with existing cabins . .. _,, __ , . .,"'-·---~'-<"---~~"'¾,,,, (RECORD LOT # 15 ~") \, •, ca>.•"''"•·••~·-· . . ..• If ·you'"still have a problem with the record lot designation for Record Lot #15, then you should not return the variance resolution, but should instead return the blue form (#1) and whatever other factual data you believe will support your challenge. I have talked to your realtor, Judy Frommes, concerning these properties and the City's position classifying these six lots as one building site. As I have said to her and previously to you, I believe you have the following options available: 1. Accept the City designation and retain all six lots together as one building site. You could rebuild the existing cabin (?) or more likely, replace it with a new cabin located either in the front or to the rear. In this case, I suggest you sign and return the variance resolution to guarantee the automatic/no fee variance. 2. You could sell the back lots to another abutting property owner who could then combine them into his property without creating a new building site. In this case, to rebuild the cabin on the front lot, you would have to formally apply for a change in the record lot designation and for a lot area variance, and perhaps for other variances. Such variances would most likely be approved but the burden would be on you to: