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Melanie Curtis <br /> From: Melanie Curtis <br /> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 3:26 PM <br /> To: 'Chip Truwit MD' <br /> Cc: 'jnelson@lindnelson.com'; Lyle Oman <br /> Subject: RE: 1105 Ferndale <br /> Attachments: final 052914.pdf; final ext 082714.pdf; permit.pdf <br /> Chip— <br /> Thank you for your email. I spoke with Lyle today about your permit. A certificate of occupancy (CO) is required prior to <br /> legal occupation of the new residence. After reviewing your file I have determined that no CO has been issued for the <br /> new residence at 1105 Ferndale Rd W. <br /> An inspection was conducted on your home in May (slip attached) which indicated the construction project was��99% <br /> complete"a follow up was done in August for the inspection on the exterior of the home which was passed, this slip is <br /> also attached. <br /> Successfully passing all the final inspections is one of the last steps toward the issuance of a CO. However, as the <br /> building permit language indicates (attached), an as-built survey is required to be submitted which reflects conformance <br /> with the approved grading plans and establishment of vegetation p�ior to the issuance of a CO. In winter or poor <br /> weather conditions the City has the ability to issue a temporary CO if all of the building code life safety inspections have <br /> been successfully passed and a $10,000 landscaping escrow is provided; no temporary CO has been issued. <br /> Obviously the fastest way to resolve this is to complete the landscaping and provide an as-built survey to the City for <br /> review. Please restore the silt fence and all erosion control mechanisms on site until the vegetation is completely <br /> established. <br /> Thank you — Melanie <br /> Melanie Curtis <br /> Direct 952.249.4627 <br /> Planning &Zoning Office 952.249.4620 <br /> Email: mcurtisCa�ci.orono.mn.us <br /> Website: www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> -----Original Message----- <br /> From: Chip Truwit MD [mailto:truwit(a�umn.edul <br /> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 12:57 PM <br /> To: Melanie Curtis <br /> Subject: 1105 Ferndale <br /> Hi Melanie, <br /> I just spoke with our contractor Jeff Nelson, who said Lyle Oman stopped by and was surprised that we had moved in <br /> before the landscaping was complete. I think Jeff was surprised by this response, given that we received CO on the inside <br /> in May, and moved in on May 31. <br /> With the rains and the flooding, there was no way we could finish the landscaping. My recollection is that we talked about <br /> this, that no one could finish their landscaping, etc. until the lake went down. I also spoke with MCWD about this, and they <br /> acknowledged that the flooding had to go down before any landscaping could be done and that there was no reason not <br /> to move in if the house was otherwise done. <br /> Anyhow, I can't undo the past. The water is down, the grading is done and we have put the sprinkler in. The sod should <br /> be in within the next week as well as the trees and bushes. <br /> 1 <br />