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� °� o �� o ��=- CITY of ORONO .� �� �� �� `g ti t��;;� �!4 Municipal Offices �� �� '�� ,��''.�G Street Address: MailinQ Addreu: �ESH�4 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 July 29, 1997 � Marty Schneider 1235 Hunter Drive Wayzata,Minnesota 55391 Deaz Mr. Schneider: The city of Orono's Building Code Board of Appeals has determined the type of use proposed by the Environmental School for your building to be an E classification. To meet the requirements for this use classification, your building needs significant improvements. Because there is a very short time remaining before the fall opening of the Environmental School, it is very important that these improvements are initiated as soon as possible. All improvements necessary for the building to comply with the E classification will need to be completed before the Environmental School use will be allowed to begin. The existence of an in-process appeal of the Building Code Boazd of Appeals ruling will not be a reason to allow the Environmental School use to begin without the building being in full compliance. The Building Code Board of Appeals'decision,and the minutes of the Board's meeting,have been forwarded to the State Building Code Department for their review. It is my understanding that the scope of their review relates more to determining whether the Building Code Board of Appeals was within its scope of authority in the decision that it made,than to reviewing the specifics of the code interpretation made at the local level. You also have the ability to appeal the decision to the State Building Code Commissioner of Administration. Again,it is my understanding the review by the Commissioner is generally to ensure the Building Code Board of Appeals was within its authority in the decision it made,rather than reviewing the specifics of the code interpretation made at the locallevel. It is unclear how long the process of review by the State Building Code Department, and a potential appeal to the Commissioner, will take. What is clear is that the conditional use permit approved by the City Council, for the use of your building by the Environmental School,requires that you retain an architect to address code requirements for change of occupancy. Because the Environmental School wants to begin its use on September 1,there are only five (5)weeks remaining to accomplish the necessary improvements to the buildi.ng. It is important that Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510