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Mike Gaffron From: Mike Gaffron Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 8:53 AM To: 'Kent Hodder'; Dave Pemberton Cc: Christine Mattson Subject: RE: 2640 North Shore Drive/Zoning Application #12-3559 Attachments: Sketches 1 and 2.pdf Kent& Dave— I've reviewed your concerns and would offer the following modifications to our request in order to expedite things: 1) I do need confirmation of the location of the 930.0' OHW contour for French Lake to confirm that the building will meet the required 150' setback; but you don't need to show that OHW contour for more than a few hundred feet along that shoreline—see attached sketch 1. 2) Topography throughout the entire property is not necessary.We do need existing and proposed contours and proposed drainage in the area of the proposed building to show how it will fit into the topography. 3) We can accept an estimate of the hardcover zone locations after accounting for the French Lake OHW.Assuming that the OHW of French Lake is at the visual wetland-upland boundary, those zones should lay out something like you see in attached sketch 2. I don't anticipate that hardcover is an issue. If you have questions on any of this, please contact me. Mike Michael P.Gaffron Assistant City Administrator/Long Term Strategy City of Orono (Street Address)2750 Kelley Parkway (Mailing Address)P.O. Box 66,Crystal Bay, MN 55323 Phone:(952)249-4600 Fax: (952)249-4616 From: Kent Hodder [mailto:kentC�methodder.com] Sent: Friday, ]une 01, 2012 12:51 AM To: Mike Gaffron Cc: Christine Mattson; Dave Pemberton Subject: 2640 North Shore Drive/ Zoning Application #12-3559 Hi Mike, I received the request for more information to complete the application for the variance consideration for the building of an accessory building on my residential property today. While I think I u�derstand the spirit of the request and the fact that the city's intent is to enforce the rules for the good of the city and it's residents and the community as a whole, I am hoping there is another way to accommodate those goals. To fulfill what I and the survey company believed to be the requested documentation, I have already spent a great deal of money towards this variance process. As far as I can tell, the only reason I even need a variance is because the rules don't take into account that although my home is 2/10 of a mile from the street, and since I don't live on a waterfront- I must i