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December 14, 2011
Paul Soberg
680 Minnetonka Highlands Lane
Long Lake, MN 55356
Re: Land Alteration without a Permit
680 Minnetonka Highlands Lane
September 15, 2011 you applied for a zoning permit application (2011-01062) for grading. A
letter was sent to you with the list of additional information required to continue review of the
application (copy attached); this permit was not issued.
On December 2, 2011 our inspector observed the proposed grading work had been conducted
without proper permits. Conducting work within Orono without proper permits is in violation
of City Code Section 86-37 (copy attached).
' This letter is your notice your property is in violation of City Code 86-37 and
78-1286(d) and must be brought into compliance by Thursday, December 28, 2011.
In order to bring your property into compliance a complete after-the-fact zoning permit
application must be received by December 28, 2011. An after-the-fact fee of finrice the
permit fee and an updated survey showing before and after site conditions is required.
(see enclosed survey requirements).
Please feel free to contact me at 952.249.4620 or by email at cmattsonC�ci.orono.mn.us if you
have any questions.
Sincerely,
CITY OF ORONO
Christine Mattson
Planning Assistant
Enclosures
Telephone(952)249-4600•Fax(952)249-4616
www.ci.orono.mn.us
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December 14, 2011
680 Minnetonka Highlands Lane
Page 2 of 3
Sec. 86-37. Unlawful acts.
It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Do any work without first obtaining a required permit from the city authorizing such work.
(2) Do any work beyond or outside the scope of a permit issued by the city.
(3) Do any work prior to obtaining a required inspection and approval from the city, including failure
to request any required inspection.
(4) Fail to comply with the terms or conditions of a permit issued by the city, including failure to
comply with all building or zoning requirements.
(5) Fail to comply with any correction orders lawfully issued by the city when any work done is found
to be in violation of or noncompliance with permit requirements.
(6) Fail to stop or suspend work on any project or portion of a project in accordance with a lawfully
issued stop work order.
(7) Fail to pay any permit fee, inspection fee or reinspection fee.
(8) Fail to comply with the terms and conditions of any building or zoning occupancy certificate.
(Code 1984, § 12.08)
Sec. 78-1286.Topographic alterations/grading and�Iling.
(a) Grading and filling and excavations necessary for the construction of structures, sewage
treatment systems, and driveways under validly issued construction permits for these facilities do
not require the issuance of a separate grading and filling permit. However, all grading and filling
activity approved permits for construction of structures, sewage treatment systems, and
driveways shall adhere to the grading and filling standards of this article.
(b) Grading, filling or excavating of more than ten cubic yards is prohibited within 75 feet of the
ordinary high water level of the public waters enumerated in section 78-1217. Grading, filling or
excavating of ten cubic yards or less shall require city staff review and permit and be subject to
other pertinent sections of this chapter.
(c) Public and private roads, driveways, parking areas, and public or private watercraft access ramps
shall not be constructed within 75 feet of the ordinary high water level of the public waters
enumerated in section 78-1217. If no alternatives exist, such improvements shall be subject to the
standard zoning variance review procedure, and such review shall take into account the following
considerations:
(1) Such improvements shall be designed to take advantage of natural vegetation and
topography to achieve maximum screening from view from public waters.
(2) All roads and parking areas shall be designed and constructed to minimize and control
erosion to public waters consistent with the requirements of all agencies with jurisdiction.
(d) Except for those projects requiring permits for construction of structures, sewage treatment
systems and driveways, a land alteration permit will be required as follows:
(1) For movement of one through 500 cubic yards of material anywhere within the Shoreland
Overlay District, a staff-issued land alteration permit shall be required.
(2) For movement of more than 500 cubic yards of material within the Shoreland Overlay
District, conditional use permit approval by the city council is required in addition to the
required land alteration permit.
(e) The following considerations and conditions must be adhered to during the issuance of
construction permits, grading and filling permits, conditional use permits, variances and
subdivision approvals:
(1) Grading or filling in any type 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 wetland must be evaluated to
determine how extensively the proposed activity would affect the following functional
qualities of the wetland:
a. Sediment and pollutant trapping and retention;
b. Storage of surface runoff to prevent or reduce flood damage;
c. Fish and wildlife habitat;
d. Recreational use;
e. Shoreline or bank stabilization; and
f. Noteworthiness, including special qualities, such as historic significance, critical
habitat for endangered plants and animals, or others.
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December 14, 2011
680 Minnetonka Highlands Lane
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This evaluation must also include a determination of whether the wetland alteration being
proposed requires permits, reviews or approvals by other sections of city ordinances or
by other local state or federal agencies including but not limited to watershed districts,
state department of natural resources, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
(2) Alterations must be designed and conducted in a manner that ensures only the smallest
amount of bare ground is exposed for the shortest time possible.
(3) Mulches or similar materials must be used, where necessary, for temporary bare soil
coverage, and a permanent vegetation cover must be established as soon as possible.
(4) Methods to minimize soil erosion and to trap sediments before they reach any surface
water feature must be used.
(5) Altered areas must be stabilized to acceptable erosion control standards consistent with
the field office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation districts and the
United States Soil Conservation Service.
(6) Fill or excavated material must not be placed in a manner that creates an unstable slope.
(7) Plans to place fill or excavated material on steep slopes must be reviewed by the city
engineer for continued slope stability and must not create finished slopes of 30 percent or
greater.
(8) Fill or excavated material must not be placed in bluff impact zones.
(9) Any alterations below the ordinary high water level of public waters must first be
authorized by the commissioner of the department of natural resources under Minn. Stat.
§ 103G.245.
(10) Alterations of topography must only be allowed if they are accessory to permitted or
conditional uses and do not adversely affect adjacent or nearby property.
(11) Placement of natural rock riprap, including associated grading of the shoreline and
placement of a filter blanket, is permitted if the finished slope does not exceed three feet
horizontal to one foot vertical, the landward extent of the riprap is within ten feet of the
ordinary high water level, and the height of the riprap above the ordinary high water level
does not exceed three feet. A riprap permit shall be obtained per the requirements of
section 78-969.
(fl Excavations where the intended purpose is connection to a public water, such as boat slips,
canals, lagoons and harbors, are prohibited above the ordinary high water level. Such
excavations below the elevation or the ordinary high water level are subject to approval of the
department of natural resources and other agencies with concurrent jurisdiction.
(Ord. No. 101 2nd series, § 1(10.56(16)(J)), 2-24-1992; Ord. No. 127 2nd series, § 8, 7-11-1994; Ord. No. 163
2nd series, § 3, 12-8-1997; Ord. No. 171 2nd series, § 2, 4-4-1998; Ord. No. 28 3rd series, § 17, 8-22-2005)
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