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moo CITY OF ORONO Street Address: Mailing Address: Telephone(952)249-4600 *AL G• 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box66Fax (952)249-4616 ct Orono,MN 55356 Crystal Bay,MN 55323 www.ci.orono.mn.us kES HOS January 18, 2018 Matt Juvrud Wooddale Builders, Inc. 6117 Blue Circle Drive,Suite 101 Hopkins, MN 55343 Re: Building Permit Application#2018-00038 1180 Hunter Drive On January 12, 2018 the City received a building permit application for a new single family house. Staff conducted a preliminary review based on the information provided and recommends the following items be submitted or revised in order for your application to be considered complete and for the plan review to continue: 1. Building Height. The defined height allowed for houses in Orono is 30 feet. According to our calculation the defined height of the proposed house is 31.25'. Attached is a copy of the City's information sheet on Building Height. See our calculation below: Building Height Analysis: Distance Between First Floor and defined Top of Roof(See attached (a) Building Height information sheet): 28.5 First Floor Elevation (from building plans): (b) 1032.9 Highest existing ground level (per survey)or 10' above lowest ground (c) level,whichever is lower: 1030.0 Difference between (b)and (c)*: (d) 2.9 DEFINED HEIGHT *If highest existing adjacent grade is below FFE-Height is(a)+(d) (e) 31.25 Our suggestion to address the height: 1)remove the upper window(s) located in the gables of the roof;and/or 2) see if there is a spot elevation higher than the existing 1030' contour shown on the survey which touches the perimeter of the proposed foundation. Please submit updated plans and/or surveys which meet the City's defined height requirement. 2. Certificate of Survey. a. Top of Foundation. The top of foundation elevation is shown on the survey. Please have the surveyor show the point or spot where the top of foundation elevation is in reference to. Please note,we expect the location to be consistent when submitting the foundation as-built. Please note, we expect the location to be consistent when submitting the foundation as-built. Please note, our engineer has not reviewed the survey,so additional comments may be forthcoming.