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Thatcher <br />November 8, 2008 <br />Paul and Julie Schwartz <br />2140 Otter Drive <br />White Bear Lake, MN 55110 <br />Ir <br />Thatcher Engineering, 1fic. <br />3 055 Old Highway 8, Suite 103 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55418 <br />p 612 781 2188 1'612 781 2241 <br />www. tha rcher- eng.co m <br />Re: Review of documents for improvements on Lot 4, Block 1, Oak Brook Peninsula <br />Dear Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz: <br />In accordance with your request of November 7, 2008, Thatcher Engineering Inc. ( "TEI ") <br />reviewed the following documents ( "Documents "): <br />1. Photographs titled 2027, 2028 and 2041 of topographic survey for Mark Smith prepared by Hy- <br />Land Surveying, P.A. dated June 24, 2008 and revised July 9, 2008. <br />2. Unsigned and uncertified calculations that appear to be prepared by CRW of TKDA dated <br />October 23, 2008, pages 1 to 6 and figure 1 -1. <br />3. Agenda Item 6A prepared by Michael Grochala for City Council Meeting date of November 10, <br />2008. <br />4. Letter from William C. Griffith of Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. dated November 4, <br />2008. <br />5. Letter from Michael Grochala, Community Development Director, dated November 6, 2008. <br />TEI understands that Mark Smith ( "Smith ") owns the lot indicated in the topographic survey <br />(Document #1) and you own the lot directly east of this lot. The documents show a proposed <br />addition on the north side of the house on Smith's lot and another proposed addition on the south <br />side of that house. <br />TEI reviewed the Documents to determine if they meet the following requirements of the City of <br />Lino Lakes: <br />1. Shoreland Management Overlay Ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes <br />on April 10, 1995. <br />2. Section 5 Rural Districts of the Zoning Ordinance. <br />3. Zoning Map. <br />4. Section 3 General Provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. <br />TEI's analysis is as follows: <br />1. Section 1102.09 Shoreland Alterations of the City of Lino Lakes' Shoreland Management <br />Overlay Ordinance states that alterations of vegetation and topography in the Shoreland <br />Overlay District will be regulated and that a grading and filling permit will be required <br />for movement of more than ten (10) cubic yards of material within the Shore Impact <br />Zone ( "Zone "). The Zone is 100 feet from the Ordinary High Water Level. Document <br />#1 shows proposed alterations to vegetation and topography and as well as moving more <br />~,ng;ineoring and 1 n%'runt n <br />