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January 29, 2010 Nancy L Farnes 2710 Foxgate Dr Minnetonka MN 55305 Dear Ms. Farnes: CITY of ORONO Street Address: 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono, MN 55356 Municipal Offices Mailing Address: P.O. Box 66 Crysta I Bay, MN 55323-0066 The City has been reviewing the files for properties on Big Island to ensure they are all in order. Your 460 Big Island property was especially challenging. In 1983 the City rezoned Big Island to require a five acre minimum for new lots. The ordinance also included a list of "record lots" that were smaller than five acres but would be granted permanent lot area variances if the owner agreed to combine them into one tax parcel so they could not be sold separately. Forms were to be sent to all these prope1iy owners, but I can't find any of the paperwork that was sent to the owner of the original 460 parcels. I've enclosed a variance application form and a return envelope. There is no application fee. I've filled in some of the information. There is one tax parcel that I did not include -23-117-23-32-0001. You are listed as the taxpayer but Harold E. Farnes is listed as the owner. All prope1iy in a tax parcel must be owned by the same person(s). If you are the owner of this parcel please add it to the list and contact Hennepin County Property Records and Taxation to correct their information. I've included a map to show the location of this and the other parcels. We found several unprocessed variance applications in the files for other properties. They will be considered by the Planning Commission on February 16. I've taken the liberty of including your property on this list but for the Commission to make a recommendation regarding your property I need to receive the forms by that date. If you do not wish to pursue this please or have other questions please contact me by phone, email or mail. At the same time as you received this letter you also received one for Fred A. Bruntjen. It also concerns his Big Island property. The address the County has for him is homesteaded by another, so it seems to be out of date. Mike Gaffron thought you would know how to reach Fred. We would appreciate your getting the letter to him. I did send the same information to the Ferndale Road address the County lists for him. Eve! n Turner City Planner 952-249-4623 eturner@ci.orono.mn.us Telephone (952) 249-4600 • Fax (952) 249-4616 www.ci.orono.mn.us