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WINSTON LAW OFFICE ^.‘November 3,1998 — %• .• i^ov (I h mo # » V. •'. Elizabeth Van Zomeren (473-0510) City Plannei/Zoning Administrator Orono City Hall P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 RE: Sketch Plan Application No. 2441; Watenomi Road Property Dear Ms. Van Zomeren: My wife and I own Lot 1, Block 1, Rolling Meado^vs Third Addition ("Lot 1"), which abuts the easterly property line of the property which is the subject of the above-referenced file (the "Subjea Property"). Our objections to the proposed Plan are as follows: 1. 2. 3. Our primary objection is the location of the road and of the tum-around circle inunediately adjacent to our westerly property line. As proposed, there is no setback, buffer or other screening of the road from our westerly property line. What is now private would become public, with little or no opportunity for us to control or supervise activities occurring at the rear of our lot. The location of the road as shown on the proposal makes our Lot 1 a through lot, and thus subject to the various restrictions imposed on a through lot. By reason of the length of the cul-de-sac (Crystal Creek Road) proposed to serve the Subjea Property, fifteen (15) properties, and the invitees of each of those properties, would use the proposed cul-de-sac. All of »he traffic ati raaed to these 15 lots has the potential of ending up in our back yard, as service vehicles, delivery vehicles, school buses and people out for a Sunday drive pass down the road and are forced to turn around at the cul-de-sac circle proposed to be located immediately adjacent to our property line. With the additional traffic comes additional noise, v/ith the lights and other traffic disturbances. The tum-around circle becomes a gathering place for vehicles and pedestrians and the potential problems that come with such a rendezvous point. 4420 IDS Center, 80 Soutk 8tk Slr««t, Mlnne»polij, MN 55402 Tel: 612/341-9800 Fax: 6l2/338-63ol