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1 <br />m <br />-s- <br />LANDSCAPING <br />The implications that a four>foot gate with eight-foot monuments have for the sake of design is <br />also a ^id grievance. This looks ccmipletely out of scale, and not in-step with the upscale and <br />stylish design that Orono neighborhoods are known to showcase. It is much more be-fitting to <br />have a gate dud is diiecdy in the scale of the monuments, where the height of the gate is the same <br />or directly coneqxMids with the monuments. It is also to be noted that the opacity of our <br />proposed gate is 50% or less, and it is earth-toned, uMch lessens the imposing quality that a <br />taller gate might have. The homeowners intend to have the name of the estate scribed subtly irto <br />the design, as well as the date of establishment Again, these design elements are stylish, but <br />subtle, and are diiecdy to scale with the neighborhood, and the great architecture known to the <br />City of Orono. <br />Lastly, we humbly and regretfully submit that in being previously misinformed about the codes, <br />or the existence of codes f<» entrance gates as being th^ stated for fences, the gata have <br />already been ordered and have largely been purchased. They have been custom fobricated as a <br />one-of-its-kind, and the structural and mechanical fittings for them have all been anticipated in <br />the on-site construction. We have, and we continually plan to exhibit compliance for codes in all <br />other aspects of this project, but this was an urumticipated and unforeseen issue. We sincerely <br />ask for your blessing to inshdl these gates as propos^ and to please consider this case for an^al <br />in better defining die codes written for entrance gates in die City of Orono. This community has <br />some of the best architecture in Minnesota, and entrance gates and monuments can also be an <br />integral part <br />Tlumks for yow consideradon, and 1 look forward to meeting widi you soon. <br />David Sonka <br />Landscape Designer <br />Bever Landscaping, Inc. <br />7309 Lake Drive <br />Lino Lakes, MN SS014 <br />Phone: 763-7S4-4390 <br />Cell: 6S1-307-3S62 <br />cc: Adam md Kathy LaFavre, Sinqily Ai n, Luke Busker Masonry