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Kevin J.Rupp Scott Anderson . A JayT. Squires*t Michael J.Waldspurger• Rupp, ANDERSON, SQUIRES Amy E.Mace Trevor S.Helmers• & WALDSPURGER, P. A. ['1 John P.Edison• 1\J Tessa S.Wagner Liz J.Vieira Kristin C.Nierengarten Zachary 1. Cronen Michael J.Ervin Abigail R.Kelzer Steven R.Gershone Ryan P.Stipple* Marcus B.Jardine Nathan S.Froemming• Hannah M.Reichenbach -Also Admitted in Wisconsin tReal Property Specialist Certified by the MN State Bar Association March 29, 2021 Jacob Steen Larkin Hoffman 8300 Normandale Center Drive, Suite 1000 Minneapolis, MN 55437 RE: 426 Pine Street NE, Lino Lakes, MN Our File No. 4021-0001 Dear Mr. Steen: I am the City Attorney for Lino Lakes. This letter responds to your letter dated March 12, 2021. In that letter, you assert, on behalf of landowner Chris Stowe, that Mr. Stowe has the continuing nonconforming right to use his Pine Street property as a riding stable as authorized by a 1968 CUP. Your assertion is premised on the claim that the property has been utilized for this nonconforming purpose "continuously" since the CUP was issued. Your assertion is incorrect. In 1968, a CUP was issued allowing a riding stable on the Pine Street property. Contrary to your assertion, there has not been continuous use of the Pine Street property for stable purposes since that time. In fact, in 1994 the property owner discontinued that use, and a conditional use permit for a BMX riding track was issued in 1997. The property then began to be used for that purpose for a period of time. I am attaching excerpts from a 1997 Planning Commission meeting and a 2010 newspaper article discussing historical uses of the Pine Street property.. 333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402 office (612) 436.4300 a fax (612) 436.4340 • raswlaw.com