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Complaint, you do not needto respond. A defaultjudgment can thenbe enteredagainstyou

the relief requestedin the Complaint.

5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you

not havea lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information aboutplaceswhere you can

legalassistance.Even if you cannot get legalhelp, you must still provide a writtenwer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Thepartiesmay agreeto or be

to participatein an altemativedisputeresolutionprocessunderRule 114 of the

innesotaGeneralRulesof Practice. You muststill sendyour written responseto the

omplaintevenif you expectto use alternativemeansof resolvingthis dispute.

IK CAMPBELL KNUTSONProfessionaI Association

,2017

,T"h.hrr,ffiarrtSorenM. Mattick, #27785X

317 EagandaleOffice Center

1380CorporateCenterCurve

Eagan,Minnesota 55121

Telephone:(651) 452-5000

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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ATE OFMINNESOTA DISTRICTCOURT

FOI'RTH JI.IDICIALDISTRICTLINTY OFHENNEPIN

ty of Orono,a Minnesota Court File No.:icipal corporation,

CaseType: OtherCivilPlaintifl

COMPLAINT

y T. Nygard and Kendall M. Nygard,

Defendants.

Plaintiff, for its Complaint againstDefendants,statesand allegesas follows:

COMMON ALLEGATIONS

Plaintiff is a Minnesotamunicipalcorporationlocatedin HennepinCounty,

2. Defendantsarethe ownersof propertylocatedat 1386RestPointRoadin theCity

Orono, County of Hennepin,Stateof Minnesotaandlegallydescribedas follows:

Lot 5, Subdivision of Lot 14, RestPoint Park, Lake Minnetonka,Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to the recordedplat thereof

ubjectProperty'').

3. TheSubjectPropertyis zonedLR-IB OneFamilyLakeshoreResidential.The

bject Propertyis alsoShorelandpropertyasdefinedby OronoCity CodeSection78-l2ll and

subjectto theShorelandOverlayDistrictStandards.

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4. On October1,2010 Defendantsappliedfor a Building Permit from Plaintiff for a

generator.

5. On October15,2010 Plaintiff deniedthe Building Permitbecausea wind

is not an alloweduseunderthe Orono City Code.

On November12,2010Plaintiff becameawarethat theDefendantsbegan6.

ling concretefootings on the SubjectPropertyfor the wind generatorwithout a permit. The

ty issueda StopWork Orderon November16,2010 directingDefendantsto ceaseall

ction activity and removethe concretefootings.

7. In violation of the StooWork Order.on or aboutFebruarv12.2011 Defendants

lled a metal supportpole for the wind generatorand installed the turbine and rotors on or

ut February23,2011.

8. Thewind generatorand concretepad continueto be locatedupon the Subject

9. Defendantsdo not have an adequateremedy at law.

are entitledto injunctiverelief to enjoin the on-goingviolations of the10. Defendants

City Code.

COUNT ONE(PROHIBITED USE)

11. Orono City CodeSections78-327(permitteduses),78-328(conditionaluses)and

329 (accessoryuses)governthe typesof usesthat are allowedwithin LR-18. Wind

rs are not an allowed use.

COUNT TWO(LAKESHORESETBACA

OronoCity CodeSection78-1279(6)statesin relevantpartasfollows:12.

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No principal or accessorystructureshall be located closerto the lakeshorethan

the averagedistancefrom the shorelineof existing residencebuildings onadjacentlots; exceptthat this doesnot apply to stairways,lifts, landings andlockboxes. Further,the averagelakeshoresetbackshall applyonly to classified

lakesand shall not apply to tributaries. The averagelakeshoresetbackline shall

be a straightline connectingthe most lakewardprotrusionsof the residencebuildings on the immediatelyadjacentlakeshorelots.

13. The concretepad andwind generatorare locatedcloserto the lakeshorethan

lowedby City CodeSectionTS-L279.

15.

0') feet.

COUNT THREE(SIDE YARD SETBACK)

City CodeSection78-1405(6)states:

(6) In sideyardsonly, no accessorystructureshall be closerthan ten feet fromany sidelot line.

The concretepad and wind generatorare locatedcloser to the side lot line thanten

COUNT FOUR(SETBACK FROM PRINCIPAL BUILDING

AND OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURE)

16. City CodeSection78-1438states:

No accessorybuilding or structure,unlessan integral part of the principal

building, shall be erected,alteredor moved within ten feetof theprincipalbuilding, nor within ten feet of anotheraccessorystructure.

17. The concretepadand wind generatorare locatedcloserthan ten (10') feet to the

ipal building md anotheraccessorystructure.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demandsjudgment

againstDefendantas follows:

1. Determinationthat the wind generatorviolatesthe OronoCity Code;

2. Enjoining Defendantsfrom locating and operating a wind generatorupon the

t4.

bjectProperty;

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. Directing that Defendantsimmediatelyterminate the operation of the wind

r and removethe wind generator,concretepad and concretefootings; and

. Awarding the City its costsand disbursements.

l (\J ,201r CAMPBELL KNUTSON

Profes sional As so ciatio n

SorenM. Mattick, #27785X

3I7 EagandaleOffice Center

1380CorporateCenterCurveEagan,Minnesota 55121

Telephone:(651)452-5000

Attomevs for Plaintiff

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The undersignedhereby acknowledgesthat sanctionsmay be imposedpursuantto Minn.

5s49.2r1.

SorenM. Mattick.#21785X: