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July 6, 1977 Mr. Gregg Hannah Chairman Planning Commission City of Orono P. 0. Box 66 Crystal Bay, Minnesota Dear Gregg: OASON C. HECKER 3146 NORTH SHORE DRIVE WAYZATA MINNESOTA 56391 55323 I recently attended a meeting of the Planning Commission at which Jack Rhode, thn owner of a lot adjacent to my property at 3145 North Shore Drive, presented plans to build a house on the property. At this meeting the Commission came very close to voting in favor of al- lowing him to build a house nearly adjacent to mine. Had this loca- on been approved, it would have been in violation of Zoning Ordinance 32.201 as well as the variance granted by the Planning Commission and City Council on October 15, 1974, and October 22, 1974, respectively. I have carefully read the pertinent sections of the Zoning Code of the City of Orono and know that it is the intention of the Code to protect property owners, such as myself. For example, the ;ode specifies that the effect on values and property in the surrounding area will be taken into consideration before variances are issued (32.240). The Code talks about the need "to protect adjacent property" (32.240)(e). ThE Code refers to the "disastrous affects of intense residential development within the City of Orono" and about the guiding principle of "avoiding the ill --effects of over -crowding" (30.030). The Code talks about "undue concentration of structures" (30.030). Further, the Code says that ex- isting lots of less than one acre with sewer may be utilized for single family dwelling purposes with(, Council approval if the area i, within 80 of the requirements of the Zoning Code (31.202). The Code says that a variance may not be granted as a "convenience" out only to alleviate "demonstrable hardship or difficulty" (31.340). My basic problem with respect to the home I purchased on September 4, 1?14, can be summarized as follow3: