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State of Minnesota(City of Orono)v.Charles Lewis Henke On October 1, 2010, Defendant left a voicemail for City staff stating that he was attempting to make progress. On October 15, 2010, City staff again visited the subject property and noted that no progress had been made. On October 19, 2010, City staff inet with Defendant to discuss bringing his property into compliance with the City Code. Defendant refused to take further actions to comply with the City Code without intervention of a court. On November 9, 2010, Defendant contacted the Complainant and stated that he was making progress. During the conversation,Defendant stated that he had removed a couple of the vehicles on the property,removed scrap iron, and was attempting to sell the orange dump truck. Defendant was advised that he was not allowed to keep a Bobcat stored on the exterior of the subject property. On October 25, 2010, Orono City Attorney Soren M. Mattick mailed Defendant a letter stating that the property was not maintained in compliance with the Orono City Code and Zoning Ordinances. The letter stated that Defendant had until November 8, 2011, to conect any Code or zoning violations. On November 9,2010, Defendant contacted the Complainant and requested to keep his Bobcat/skid steer on the property. Defendant was advised that this was not possible because exterior storage of the Bobcat is a prohibited use in property zoned for residential use. On November 19, 2010, a City staff inember contacted Defendant and was advised by Defendant to not enter the property. From the road,the City staff inember was able to observe and photographically document that code violations persisted on the subject property, including exterior storage of: a vehicle topper in front of the residence near the road, a trailer, the unregistered and inoperable white Chevrolet van, the orange dump truck, the gray commercial vehicle, a trailer, a Bobcat,miscellaneous pieces of scrap wood, the inoperable boat, miscellaneous pieces of scrap metal, tarps,miscellaneous junk and debris,tires, and metal piping. On February 24, 2011, Orono City Attorney Soren M. Mattick mailed Defendant a second letter stating that the property was not maintained in compliance with the Orono City Code and Zoning Ordinances. The letter stated that Defendant had until March 11,2011, to correct any Code or zoning violations. On March 4, 2011, Defendant spoke with the Complainant regarding continuing code violations on the subject property. To remind Defendant of what had to be completed on the subject property, City stafF emailed a copy of the items to be remedied on the subject property included in the July 16, 201 O letter. 161874v1 4