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SEAL OF <br /> * BURNETT COUNTY <br /> * °� LAND & WATER CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT <br /> —; Z 7410 County Road K, 4109 <br /> sx 4' <br /> �? Siren, WI 54872 <br /> cOUNT'l�v� Telephone: (715) 349-2186 Fax: (715) 349-2102 <br /> LWCD@burnetteounty.org <br /> December 14, 2011 <br /> Jeff and Erica Smithers <br /> 1233 Mullan Ct. U (� <br /> arla t t�e-, 9g / <br /> St. Paul Park, MN 55071 <br /> Dear Jeff and Erica: <br /> On October 10, I visited your property on Devils Lake in Burnett County to check the condition of your <br /> shoreline buffer. As a condition of receiving a variance to construct an addition to your cabin, you must have a <br /> vegetated shoreline buffer that meets the Burnett County standard. <br /> Your property was close to meeting the standard, but you will have to complete a few plantings and discontinue <br /> mowing an area to come into compliance. I have enclosed a simple site diagram which shows that your viewing <br /> and access corridor is 40 feet wide and it should only be 30 feet wide. You should plant six shrubs and two <br /> trees on one side of the existing corridor and quit mowing this side to make the corridor narrower so your buffer <br /> meets the standard. It is important to keep in mind that 35 feet back from the ordinary high water mark is a NO <br /> TOUCH zone. This means you are not allowed to do any cutting or pruning of any kind within this zone. Even <br /> dead trees should be left alone. I have also enclosed a booklet, "Shoreline Buffer Restoration–A Guide for <br /> Landowners". Please look over this booklet carefully as it will provide planting tips as well as a list of nurseries <br /> where you can purchase native plant stock. Please keep in mind you must use native plants for your buffer <br /> restoration. Your deadline for completing this buffer restoration is June 30, 2012. If you would like to use <br /> different species than the ones I have listed or if you have any further questions please contact me at the number <br /> listed above. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> ( �- <br /> '?' D ` <br /> Paul D. Cook <br /> Conservation Specialist <br />