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., <br /> ,. <br /> , -ik, 0 4. <br /> , <br /> O � r O `1 <br /> CITYof ORONO <br /> `, I r� A,/' Municipal Offices <br /> i <br /> ll i l' G~/ <br /> \Nt Street Address: Mailing Address: <br /> 9�g0 / 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 <br /> Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 <br /> August 28, 2003 <br /> Jim Palmer <br /> 1350 Orono Oaks Drive <br /> Long Lake, MN 55356 <br /> Re: Impacts of MnDOT Acquisitions <br /> Dear Mr. Palm r: <br /> The zoning/planning impacts to your property as a result of the MnDOT temporary easement and <br /> permanent acq isitions appear to be as follows: <br /> 1. The pr erty is zoned RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential, requiring a minimum of <br /> 2.0 acre dry buildable land. The remaining dry buildable area of the property after excluding <br /> the permanent MnDOT easement is approximately 1.9 acres. This places the property in a <br /> "legal nnconforming" status, due to substandard lot area. <br /> • <br /> After th easements are acquired, it appears that the existing home will remain conforming <br /> to all re uired structural setbacks, lot coverage limits, etc. <br /> The ramifications of legal nonconforming status are relatively minor; if the house was <br /> comple ly destroyed,a lot area variance would be required in order to rebuild,but a variance <br /> would t have to be obtained to merely construct additions or accessory buildings meeting <br /> all othe standards. <br /> 2. The to porary MnDOT easement appears to be within 25' of the north end of the existing <br /> drainfield lines. This causes no direct impact in itself,as long as all land-disturbing activity <br /> stays wi hin the easements. <br /> 3. Not dir tly related to the MnDOT acquisition is the fact that the existing drainfield system <br /> is "non compliant" due to lack of separation from seasonal water tables and must be <br /> replace by December 31,2010 per City ordinances. We are in receipt of a testing report and <br /> design r a replacement septic system for the property. Based on relaxation of the City- <br /> require 20'property line setback standard,the report indicates that replacement systems can <br /> be locat d within the area of property remaining after the MnDOT acquisitions. <br /> Telephone(952)249-4600 • Fax(952)249-4616 <br /> www.ci.orono.mn.us <br />