The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About1987-04-03 Letter, Results of Permit ReviewCITY of ORONO Post Office Box 66+CryaW Bay, Minneeota S,iiZ;f•Municipal Offices On the North Shore of Lake A/eaaetonka April 3, 1987 David Nitz 950 Red Sandstone Road #41 Vail, Colorado 81658 RE: Building Permit for Proposed Residence at 2811 Farview Dear Mr. Nitz, We have completed a zoning review, including septic, grading, and drainage concerns for your proposed residence at 2811 Farview Lane, based on the information you submitted. In addi ion, we have completed the building plan review for your project. Your proposal is approved under the following conditions which you must agree to and acknowledge in writing before the permit will be issued: 1. House location - as we have discussed, it is necessary to relocate the ?souse 15' to the south in order to create a suitable setback distance between your house and septic system. Although we agreed earlier that this could be acc-)mplished without an additional staking, I now note that your EAcavator (who started the excavation without your having obtained the permit, to be discussed below) was not aware of this change when he started. Giver_ the apparent lack of communication between you and your subcontractors, we will now require that the revised house location be staked and certified by your surveyor before the permit is issued. 2. Septic concerns - as we have discussed, the septic system as pruiosed by Gary Rathbun is suitable in conjunction with specific grading measures as follows (see sketch attached): a) The mound system shall be placement of any fill northerly intend to raise the grade in your that it would exceed the norzual rock bed of the mound, then yoi placin, a greater depth of sand have discussed, so that not more over the rock bed installed prior to of the house. If you front (north) yard so 12" of cover over the I must avoid this by under the rock as we than 12" of cover is BUILDING i ZONING - 473.7337 ASSESSING • ADMINISTRATION A FINANCE - 473.7338 • PUBLIC WORKS - 473.7359 Page 2 April 3, 1987 b) Once the mound is completed, fill and grading must take place that will channel the runoff from the north to go around the base of the mound at least 20' aasterly of the toe of the sand bed. I will be happy to work with your septic contractor and site grading contractor so they understand what is required. c) The alternate site which is an area between 10' and 40' from your west line and about 70' long running north -south, must not be filled or disturbed in any way that might make it unsuitable for future use. d) Prior to excavation for the basement, you must rope or fence off the primary drainfield site and inform your excavator of its location so that it remains undisturbed during construction. We will provide you with "Keep Off Drainfield" signs if you request them. 3. Site Grading and Drainage - as we have discussed, certain measures will be required in order to preserve the drainage system which was constructed as part of the Farview sui,.:lvision, as follows: a) A storage basin of 5000 cubic feet must be provided Just north of the berm/culvert near the southeast corner of the lot. The contours and elevations shown in the grading sketch you submitted appear to adequately provide that required storage. You may wish to move the pond even further south given the driveway location enproved by Pennepin County. If so, the existing culvert and berm may be removed and replaced with similarly elevated driveway berm and culvert as shown on the attached sketch. b) The swale that currently crosses Lot 11 and discharges to your basin area must be maintained; you may regrade so that it swings further out from your house if need be, but it must still provide a positive downward grade to your basin. To accomplish this, you may or may not have to put a culvert under your driveway, depending on the driveway elevation at that point. c) Again, as part of the protection of the septic system, fill must be placed east of the septic system and we recommend the drainage past the system be channelized to make sure it flows to the basin you are creating. Page 3 April 3, 1987 4. Access - the access approved by Hennepin County is to the south of the power pole per the sketch attached. THIS ACCESS MUST BE INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF BASEMENT EXCAVATION. THE EXISTING BERM MAY BE USED NEITHER AS A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS NOR A PERMANENT ACCESS. Provide the proper culvert as Hennepin County permit requires. 5. The City cannot allow you to place any structures (other than driveway) on any portion of thr drainage easements on your property. As we have discussed, the drainage easements do not reflect the actual drainage patterns on the lot. The City will be pleased to entertain any formRl applcation for re -defining those easements into a more suitable configuration if you so desire. Finally, you should be aware that Bollig & Sons commenced excavation on your property without the required permits on March 27, 1987. The City stopped that work and ordered the excavator to restore the site to original grades, which he did. We were further concerned to find that he had placed some fill over the south end of the primary drainfield site, and further that he was not aware that the house was to be 15' further south than staked. Our reasons for requiring the excavation to be restored were: a) no permit on file; b) excavation in the wrong location for the house as approved; cl if for some reason a permit was not issued we would have no leverage in getting the site restored; end d) since your excavator noted that the neighbors attorney's were looking at the site earlier in the day, if in fact the neighbors filed an injunction and stopped the work prior to issuance of a permit, it might be many months before the situation is resolved, and we could not allow a hazardous excavation to be in place for an indefinite period. The City has no obligation to enforce the covenants of the Farview Association, and our actions to date have proceeded independently of any aci.ion they may be taking. We find that under the conditions noted above, your application generally meets the City requirements for obtaining a building permit for the property. Therefore, a building permit will be issued upon your acknowledgment of and agreement to comply with the conditions noted in 1. through 5. above. Permit fee is as follows: Building Permit $ 720.50 State Fee 107.50 Plan Review 468.33 Investigation Fee (Pena:(cy) 720.50 TOTAL $2,016.83 Page 4 April 3, 1987 Note that the penalty fee is assessed because excavation was commenced without a permit. Note that the Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) is no longer assessed to rural properties where municipal sewer is not provided. Please contact me at 473-7357 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Michael P. froX,, Assistant Plannifig 6 Zoning Administrator AKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT: 1, David Nitz, acknowledge and agree to comply with the terms and conditions of building permit approval a Tin letter. - 7 S e VDate att: sketch MPG/pp Page 4 April 3, 1987 Note that the penalty fee is assessed because excavation was commenced without a permit. Note that the Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) is no longer assessed to rural properties where municipal newer is not provided. Please contact me at 473-7357 if you have any questionf Sincerely, Richael P. Gaf f ro Assistant Plannifig i Zoning Administrator AKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT: I, David W tz, acknowledge and agree to comply with tta terms and conditions of building permit approval as stated in this letter. Signature att: sketch MPG/pp Date z Zc /S K'C� Z. •