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Home My WebLink AboutRe: addition Christine Mattson From: Wendy Johnson [wendyj@pointsofviewinc.com] Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 6:27 PM To: Christine Mattson Subject: Building application#2013-00872 for 1360 North Arm Drive Hi Christine, We are wondering if you have received the approval from the MCWD for our addition? The man on the phone there said he didn't think we would need a permit based on where we live or even need to submit an erosion control plan but he wanted to see our plans first, which I forwarded to him right after our phone call last Monday. Since we haven't heard back from him, we are wondering if he only contacted you? We are having our topographical survey done on Tuesday of this week and hope to have that in your office by the end of the week. The surveyor has the City of Orono's Survey Requirements information sheet and have promised to follow it throughly, including completing the hard cover calculation forms. We will also deliver our Escrow Agreement when we bring in the survey. Will we also need a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?If so, is that something we can illustrate on the survey as homeowners or does an official of some sort need to do that? We want to be sure that you have all the materials you need this time so we can get this project in action before we have to deal with freezing temperatures! Thanks! Best, Wendy � . im ambone v Wendy Johnson & J G 1360 North Arm Drive �Q�/ Mound/Orono, MN 55364 �r (� � 12-817-8222 ` 6 �, � M � Christine Mattson From: Wendy Johnson [wendyj@pointsofviewinc.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 10:13 AM To: Christine Mattson Subject: Re: Our building permit application #2013-00872 A call would be great. Either to 612-817-8222 (best number) or 952-472-3379. Thanks! Wendy Wendy Johnson & Jim Gambone 1360 North Arm Drive Mound/Orono, MN 55364 612-817-8222 On Sep 25, 2013, at 7:54 AM, Christine Mattson wrote: Hi Wendy, You tell me which way you prefer us to contact you and that's what we will do. The fastest would be a call or an email...just let me know your preference. Christine^' From: Wendy Johnson [mailto:wendyj@qointsofviewinc.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 4:34 PM To: Christine Mattson Subject: Our building permit application #2013-00872 Hello Christine, I brought in our missing permit items this afternoon (Certificate of Survey, Hardcover Calculations, and signed Escrow Agreement) but fargot to ask how you notify us of the,hopefully, approved permit. Will you call, email, or mail us notification when we have the approval? Thanks! Best, Wendy i Minnetonka, MN 55435 Direct: (952) 641-4517 Main Office: (952)471-0590 Fax: 952-471-0682 www.minnehahacreek.or� <image001.png> New office address July 1: 15320 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, MN 55345 From: Wendy Johnson [mailto:wendyj@pointsofviewinc.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:00 PM To: Brett Eidem Subject: Plans for addition at 1360 North Arm Drive Hello, As requested in our phone call of a few minutes ago, here is our building plan for our addition at 1360 North Arm Drive. Thanks for your help in determining what, if anything, is required from us to minimize any soil disturbance that may impact the MCWD. Best, Wendy z Jesse Struve From: Jesse Struve Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 4:28 PM To: Melanie Curtis Cc: Christine Mattson Subject: 20130925 1360 North Arm Dr#13-00872 Melanie, I have reviewed the proposed addition at 1360 North Arm Dr and have the following comments: • There are no proposed contours, but the proposed architectural plans show look out windows. The survey should reflect any proposed grading to accomplish this. • The survey should have the erosion control shown on the survey. Jesse Struve, PE Director of Public Works/City Engineer City of Orono (952)249-4661 - Direct (952)249-4616- Fax www.ci.orono.mn.us From: Jesse Struve Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 4:11 PM To: Melanie Curtis Cc: Christine Mattson Subject: 20130903 1360 North Arm Dr #13-00872 Melanie, I have reviewed the submittal for a proposed addition at 1360 North Arm Dr and have the following comments: 1. The application needs to have a survey signed by a registered land surveyor submitted with the application. The survey should meet the requirements outlined in the building permit packet. This will include showing grading impacts associated with the proposed addition and erosion control measures (silt fence). 2. The hardcover calculations should include the portion of driveway from where it combines with the neighboring property. Jesse Struve, PE Director of Public Works/City Engineer City of Orono (952) 249-4661 - Direct (952) 249-4616- Fax www.ci.orono.mn.us 1 4 Christine Mattson From: Wendy Johnson [wendyj@pointsofviewinc.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 10:52 AM To: Brett Eidem Cc: Christine Mattson Subject: Re: Plans for addition at 1360 North Arm Drive Dear Brett, Thank you for reviewing our site. We are planning to put a silt fence around the perimeter and will lay down barley straw to minimize erosion. FYI... After grading, we plan to seed the site with a dog-friendly mix of wildflowers and ground cover plants within a straw mulch to create a stable, natural setting for the landscape. Although it will be too late for any seeds to take hold this fall, they will come to life in the spring. We did that when we built here 20 years ago and still have a wonderful healthy, natural landscape with no mowing required.(We were ahead of the times by creating what is essentially considered a rain garden setting today!) If you have other ground cover suggestions that are native to Minnesota, we would be very happy to consider them. Thanks for your good work! Best, Wendy __--- , Wendy Johnson & Jim Gambone 1360 North Arm Drive Mound/Orono, MN 55364 612-817-8222 On Sep 17, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Brett Eidem wrote: Wendy, After reviewing your plans, it does not appear that your home addition project would trigger any of the MCWD District Rules and we will not need a permit for this project. We would recommend putting some sort of perimeter control around the disturbed are to contain the disturbed soil and minimize erosion. Thanks, Brett Eidem District Representative Minnehaha Creek Watershed District 15320 Minnetonka Boulevard 1 Christine Mattson From: Christine Mattson Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:24 PM To: 'Wendy Johnson' Cc: Melanie Curtis Subject: RE: Escrow payment release request for addition at 1360 North Arm Drive/#2013-00871 Attachments: admin@ci.orono.mn.us_20140122_170850.pdf Hi Wendy, As per the attached building permit, escrow funds will be refunded after an as-built survey has been submitted and approved. Once the snow has melted, call your surveyor to have them perform an as-built survey. Please note, erosion control measures must be maintained until vegetation has been established. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Christine Mattson Planning Assistant City of Orono 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono MN 55356(physical address) PO Box 66 Crystal Bay MN 55323-0066 (mailing address) S' 952.249.4620 8 952.249.4616 � cmattson@ci.orono.mn.us � www.ci.orono.mn.us Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm OUR OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED: Monday, February 17, 2014 From: Wendy)ohnson [mailto:wendyj�a pointsofviewinc.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 4:28 PM To: Christine Mattson Subject: Escrow payment release request for addition at 1360 North Arm Drive Dear Christine, We're writing at the suggestion of the inspector who did the final inspection for our addition. He said we could tell you that our inspection has passed (signed off on 1/10/14) and to ask for the release of our escrow payment due to the fact we have concluded the project. We trust that you have his paperwork by now. As you will see on the notes he made, we are aware that we need to call for an inspection of the air conditioning system when the weather warms up in the spring, which we will do. But we understand that shouldn't hold up the release of our escrow payment and hope that is true. Please let us know if you have any questions or need any other info from us. Thank you! Wendy 1 Christine Mattson From: Wendy Johnson [wendyj@pointsofviewinc.com] Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 1:48 PM To: Christine Mattson Subject: Escrow fund release details Hi Christine, Now that spring at least pretends to be here, we are double checking on the details that are needed before our escrow money will be released back to us for our addition project. We understand that a final as-built survey is needed. We are first going to have some final grading done since soil has settled after the winter and after that, we are planning to set up our final survey. After the grading is done (sometime after May 1), we plan to seed the area. Do we need to have the seed actually actively growing before we can get the final survey and our escrow back or can we do the final survey immediately after the grading and before the seeds start sprouting? We know we need to keep the silt fence up until the seeds have established themselves but it's not clear to us if the seed establishment is critical to the escrow return. Thanks for your help! Wendy Wendy Johnson & Jim Gambone 1360 North Arm Drive Mound/Orono, MN 55364 612-817-8222 1 Christine Mattson From: Andrew Mack Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:07 PM To: Christine Mattson Cc: Melanie Curtis Subject: FW: Escrow check Chris, Can you please check on this to see if you can find anything regarding a permit under this name or some other individual associated with this name. Thanks, Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Lili McMillan [mailto:lilim(�mac.com] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 3:16 PM To: Andrew Mack Cc: ]essica Loftus Subject: Escrow check Hi Andrew, When you get a chance, can you check on the status of James Gambone's erosion escrow? He had some objections to the whole process and the customer service he received. He is unhappy that he could only plant lawn grass instead of native grasses. He also felt the amount of money he had to put in escrow was more than needed. I believe he worked with Melanie. Thanks, Lili 1