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CITY of ORONO
Pont Office Hox 66*Crystal Bay. Minnesota 55.32.'i*Municipal Offices
On the North Shore of Lake Minnetonka
May 25, 1982
Ga^ Barr_______________
Casco Point RoaSt^
Wayzata, MN 55T9T
Dear Mr. Barr:
This letter is written in response to your request of the City of
Orono to issue a building permit to allow the construction of a
swimming platform/raft off a tax forfeited parcel legally described
as R.L.S. #461, Tract V on Casco Cove, Lake Minnetonka. The proposed
structure will be located 3 feet from the shoreline and measure
approximately 4' x 25*. Your residence lot is separated from the
tax forfeit lot by an unimproved platted access road shown as Maple
Avenue.
The Hennepin County Department of Taxation has given you permission
to construct the floating platform off the above referenced tax
forfeited land subject to the approval of the City of Orono. As
I advised you before, staff would have to refuse your request
finding it a violation of the enclosed ordinances. Please review
Ordinance 3.01 Subdiv 5, Ordinance 3.02 Subdiv 2 (a), (b), (c),
Ordinance 3.02 Subdiv 9 (c), Ordinance 3.02 Subdiv 10 and Ordinance
3.021 (b).
You should be aware that the City Council has formally requested
by Resolution that the DNR and Hennepin County release this land
for sale for private use which they refuse to do.
Other neighboring property owners have expressed the Scune or similar
requests for this seune property and have been treated equally by
the City with each such request being denied.
I have enclosed a land use application for your convenl'i^nce, that^
is if you still wish to proceed with the variances. Once again, it
is my responsibility to advise you that such an application will
undoubtedly be denied by the Council. I awn certain Council's
advise to you would be to continue in the pursuit of acquiring
the subject property.
P>:ease contact my office if you have any further questions
Sincerely,
Jeanne A. Mabusth
ASSKSSIV;
administration k FINANCF - 473 7358 PLBLIC WORKS - 473-7359