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City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N • I3ox 2007.Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 • Phone (651) 439 -4439 • Fax (651) 439 -0574
January 31'`, 2012 .
Mr. Daniel (D.J.) Raduenz
Stillwater Motors
5900 Stillwater Blvd N.
PO BOX 337
Stillwater, MN 55082
RE: Proposed Modifications to Stillwater Motors
Dear Mr. Raduenz:
Thank you for taking the time to meet with me again about possible improvements to your
building. 1 regret to inform you that under no circumstances will the City issue any pre- emptory
opinions about what a variance application (or any application for that matter) may result in.
That is to say, unless and until a full application is submitted to the City Council for review
under MN Stat. 15.99 and related law, the City will not be in a position to offer any binding
opinions. 1n fact, as city council deliberations are quasi-judicial in nature, any pre - issued
statement concept violates many due process and equal protection laws outlined within the State
and /or Federal Constitution.
You do have my letter dated Dec 16 2011, (attached again hereto) that outlines a staff
perspective of the proposal and what the possibility of success might be should a full application
be submitted.
As we have discussed, the City's timeline for any development applications traditionally begins
with some informal pre - development application discussions, followed by a formal submission
and concludes with a Planning Commission and City Council action. Under this scenario, your
formal application would need to be submitted by Feb 15 2012 in order to be considered by the
City P,�ig Commission and City Council in March 2012.
/ Iyase.let me kn �a' if you have any questions.
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/ ohnson, MCP
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