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Lyman Lumber Company <br />^ Hie professional bnUtf^ <br />W supply confer <br />300 MORSE AVENUE • MAILING ADDRESS; P. O. BOX 40 • EXCELSIOR, MINNESOTA 55331 • TELEPHONE 612-474 5991 <br />■ * <br />Si <br />I, <br />THOMAS P. LOWE <br />President <br />R. L. DePAUW <br />Vice Preiideni <br />April 28, 1980 <br />**■0: The City of Orono Planning Commission ana Council <br />RE: BRUCE HEPP PROPOSED SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 9 & 10 <br />SHORE HILLS <br />The undersigned are opposed to the proposed subdivision of Lots 9 and 10 <br />for the following reasons: <br />1.Lot 9 has 40' of frontage on Lafayette Road. If this proposed sub­ <br />division were allowed it would mean that three single family <br />residences would be using driveways fronting on a 40' lot. <br />2.I understand that Mr. Hepp's proposal calls for the inclusion of <br />lakeshore which would mean that we would have a seriously gerrymandered <br />lot line to allow lakeshore to be attached to the proposed subdivision. <br />3.Almost all of the lots in Shore Hills, at one time or another, had or <br />have now, a deed restriction providing that only one single family <br />dwelling be built on a lot. It is obvious that the intent of the <br />developer and the buyers of those lots were, that the area would remain <br />devoted to large lots with only one house per lot. <br />4.The Hepp property has only one sewer and water assessment. If the intent <br />of the Council were to allow higher density in this area, it would have <br />provided sewer and water at an earlier date for more connections. <br />5.Lafayette Bay is an environmentally sensitive bay and additional <br />population pressure would only add to this problem. <br />6.If this subdivision were granted it would set a precedent for sub­ <br />division on other lots in the area. There are presently two or three <br />lots on Lafayette Road which could be subdivided into additional lots. <br />If the Council were to allow this subdivision we would then want the <br />Council to go on record that it would allow additional lot subdivision <br />in the area along the same lines granted to Mr. Hepp. <br />7. We believe that a subdivision of Mr. Hepp's lot would not be in the <br />best interests of preserving the integrity of the existing neighborhood. <br />We ask that the Council and Planning Commission deny this application. <br />Stncerely, <br />Thomas P. Lowe <br />TPL:dm <br />1