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� �°�o � C ITY OF ORONO �, �, Street Address: Mailing Address: Telephone(952)249-4600 y�, G� 2750 Kelley Parkway FO. Box 66 Fax (952)249-4616 �,9 �, Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 www.ci.orono.mn.us KFsxo� May 17, 2016 Jeff Spear Spear's Landscape 11302 75th Street NE Otsego, MN 55301 Re: Zoning Permit Application#2016-00494 2470 Carman Street On May 9, 2016 the City received a zoning permit application for landscaping improvements at the above property. Staff conducted a preliminary review based on the information provided and recommends the following items be submitted, clarified, or revised in order for your application to be considered complete and for the plan review to continue: 1. Hardcover Calculations. The property is located in Tier 1 of the Stormwater quality Overlay District where up to 25% hardcover is the maximum permitted. a. Driveway easement. There is a driveway easement which serves the properties to the east which runs across the north portion of the property.The City's hardcover ordinance states the driveway hardcover and the area covered by the driveway within the easement area should be removed from the calculations for hardcover purposes. See City Code Section 78-1682, attached. According to the surveyor, the property area is 33,400 square feet. The area of the driveway within the easement totaling 1,266 square feet must be removed from the total square footage of the lot. The resulting lot area is 32,134 square feet; this lot area should be used for calculating hardcover on the property. Please have the surveyor prepare updated hardcover calculations using the City's Hardcover Calculation Worksheet and using the square footage of 32,134. Enclosed is a copy of the City's Hardcover Information Packet. 2. Certificate of Survey. a. A survey was submitted dated 5/6/16 however it does not coordinate with the landscape plan submitted. b. The survey shows a deck on the lake side of the home but there is no deck shown on the landscape plan. Please clarify. c. The hardcover calculations shown on the survey reflect both pre- and post- construction hardcover calculations. Please correct. Please provide two copies of an updated, full-size certificate of survey which meets all of the City's survey standards (enclosed).