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� ' October 1, 2012 Mr. Bill Ulrich 2280 French Creek Circle Orono, MN 55391 Dear Bill: By way of introduction, I am Brian 0'Connell, a relatively new resident in French Creek and currently serving as the President of the French Creek Owners Association Board of Directors. I'm writing to you on behalf of the Board to inquire about what appears to be business activity over the past several months being conducted on your property. There have been several instances with cars parked on the street and what appear to be employees or associates working at the property. These cars and personnel certainly give the appearance that business is being conducted at your property and they have, at times, blocked mailboxes and interfered with school bus drop-offs. As you may know, our Association covenants address business use of French Creek properties in three areas. Article 1, Section 1 states that "each lot shall be used solely and exclusively for residential purposes." Article III, Section 1 states, "...nor shall anything be done which may be or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood." Lastly, Article VI, Section 2(c)tasks the design approval process for new construction or remodeling projects to "prevent any commercial, business, or industrial use of the land." More importantly,the Municipal Code for the city of Orono places certain restrictions and requirements on home occupations. Specifically, the city defines a home occupation with employed persons other than the occupants of the dwelling as a Level 2 home occupation requiring an annual license from the city of Orono (Municipal Code, Section 78-1376). In addition the code also places certain restrictions on Level 2 home occupations, specifically 1. The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the premises, and shall result in no incompatibility with or disturbance to the surrounding area. 2. Employed persons: No one other than the occupants of the dwelling and one employee or associate shall be on the property at any given time in relation to the home occupation. No employee or associate or combination of either shall work on the premises for more than 40 hours in one week. The home occupation may employ additional nonresident employees only if their work activities are performed off the premises. Personal vehicles of employees working off the premises shall be parked within a building or shall be fully screened from the street and from adjoining properties.