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Mr.Ro��ald Moorse try Facsimilc&U.S. Mail
City of Orono
F'U box 66
(:rystal Bay,MN 55323
Re: 2G9G Carolinc Av�. Variance Nocice-�'2651
Dear Mr. Maorse:
As rc:sideiits uf tlie adjoiNi�g lot to thc cast al 272G Caroline,thig Iettcr documeuls our concern regarding
the requests for variancc 1�eity ordnances and the grnnl.i,�g of�empocAry occt�pancy for thc building site at
2b96 G�rolinc Avc.
Having built a home ourselvcs in 1988/8�,we are very familiar witti t�ie city of Orono building ordnanees
aud rules for building on lakcsl►orc property. The building t►cxt door has been riddled wi�l�issues t�nu�tl�e
be�inning. There has hecn apparent premeditated disrcgard uf cily oi�diuvues and intcnt to defraud tl�e eity
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�nd nei�hboFs.
S}��c�rc�l�, f;�lse housc pLans and survey documents wcre submitted to_tli.e_city for bt�ilding appraval.
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Thc ltousc:was ll�e��t�uilt lo a iiiucl�larger sc�l.�, Having built our liome,we are awarc that to build�lArger
liome tlk�n the originalJy staicd foc��print, �uajur cliauges to foundat;on, th�ordcriiig of roof tnisses,ctc.
etc,,in,tdv�nec is rcquircd. Having the house"happen to cnd up larger"is au impossibility. Disrogard for
tt�c 1►ardcc�vcr n;yuirc,u�uts is just oue of several rnrtstanding issues. To our knowledge a clr�it�age plau hAs
,yet to be subniitted,uuended violation to It►c sct baCk t�c�uit�Rie��is eY�st--tnro rctaining walls l�ave heen
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built and a deck which is Ucing callcd a patio,
Duri�►g tl�is eutire cuiutructiou process,thc city was mxdo aware of the concerns of t.hc ncighborhood. We
as wetl as others, tk�ve had to hire outsidc survc,yors and consultants to rechcck the work iu progress rnther
th;m rely on thc city 10 inonitor il. Wc beliave il�e city ltas been dcrclict in ils responsibility lo protect��s
from this sort of fraudulcnt buildin ivllv.
We can unde�•sl�nd and support rec�ucsts for variancc approv�l due to"hun�.�n error',but this situation was
premaditated siid planned wiili no concern for the neighborhood x��d with to�l disi�spzct for tbe ordnanccs
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that average residents must adhere to, Tn July wc bcli�tic tl�e btiilder stated hi s i ment�-"Yrn�can try and stop
rnc,bu1 T am building as fasl as T can. pncc i�is�wlt,all I lu�ve io do is rec�ucst a variancd'.It would be of
inlcn:sl lo knuw Low ivauy titues llus builder roulinely requests va��anccs as s convenient afier thought.
We�vill have to live with the result�of lhis wuslrucuoi�fur the remaiuder of our residencc at our home. It
l�as uudoubtabl,y rcduccd�ia valua of our l�ome. lt is ob�vious 10 cvcryanc thai thc building is uiappropriate
�o tlie lot au wlucl�it s�auds. It wilt be a coustant renunder of the selcetivc�plic�tion of the laws and
ordnnnces by the Ciry of Orono
05i20i1908 04�43 KADLEC&ASSOCIATES. . . . . . . . 6124717043 P.02
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Ran Moorse
Jauuary 9,200]
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After adhering stricQy lo thc city ordnanccs in building our l�ouse, we feel it is uujust and u��'air to rewarci
dellberatc xnd premedit�led�cts of de!'tai►ce Lu ll�c rulw r��ting v�uiances and temporary occt�ancy
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RespectCully, � -
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Ce: Hoaorable B�rbarn Peterson
Jay Nygard
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