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September 16, 1992
Rick Fredrickson
Grounds Superintendent
Woodhill Country Club
200 Woodhill Road
Wayzata, MN 55391
RE: Land Alteration Conditional Use Permit - File #1763
Work Without Appropriate Permits
Dear Mr. Fredrickson:
This letter is to follow-up our conversations of September 15 and 16 .
A review of City air photo overlay maps indicates that the majority of
the intended driving range grading project is within the City of
Orono. It is my understanding from your engineer, Mark Gronberg, that
you have obtained a permit for the grading work from the City of
Wayzata. Unfortunately, it appears that only a small portion of the
project is in the City of Wayzata.
I am enclosing copies of Orono Muncipal Code Section 10 . 03 ,
Subdivisions 19 , 20 and 21 , which govern land alterations .
Subdivision 19 clearly indicates that it is unlawful to grade existing
land so as to elevate or alter the existing natural grade without a
conditional use permit issued by the Council (which you applied for
two weeks before commencing work ) . The exemption for grading
associated with a building project as noted in Subdivision 21, clearly
does not pertain to your project.
As we discussed on the site, all work on the project must cease
immediately, and may not continue until the project is approved by the
City Council. In the interim, you must provide silt fencing and
sediment control at the inlet of the culvert within 48 hours to
eliminate any potential sediment discharges to the wetland at its
outlet. I have discussed this briefly with Mark Gronberg.
TELEPHONE-473-7357• FAX-473-0510
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Rick Fredrickson
September 16, 1992
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Regarding the stockpiling of approximately 1, 000 cubic yards of
topsoil on the site for restoration, because this would appear to be a
necessary part of restoration regardless of the outcome of the CUP
application, such stockpiling can continue. Please have your
engineer indicate on a copy of the site diagram where the stockpiling
will take place.
Please provide a Certificate of Survey verifying the location of the
City boundary within or adjacent to the project area. This will be
needed in order for final approval to be granted.
Given the unfortunate circumstances of the situation, the time of year
and the need to revegetate the 3 acres of bare ground as soon as
possible, after recommendation by the Planning Commission on September
21, the application will be presented directly to the Council at their
September 28 meeting for final action.
An after-the-fact investigation fee equal to the land alteration
permit and conditional use permit application fees will be assessed,
since this project is now being reviewed as an after-the-fact
situation, and because work commenced without permits even though you
and your engineer were fully aware of the need for permits from Orono.
Please contact me at 473-7357 if you have any questions. A copy of
the staff memo and recommendation to Planning Commission will be
forwarded to you prior to the Planning Commission meeting.
Sincerely, /'
Michael P. Gaffron
Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator
Enclosures
cc: Mark Gronberg, Coffin & Gronberg
Charles Kelley, Planning Commission Chairman
Glenn Cook, City Engineer
Jeanne A. Mabusth, Building & Zoning Administrator
Allan Orsen, City of Wayzata
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