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Jeanne A. Mabusth February 4, 1993 Page 3 the driveway needs to be considered, to ensure emergency services can be adequately provided. Chubb insurance Company insures our home. They informed me that if we were to have a structure fire at our home, 15,800 gallons of water would be needed to extinguish the tire. Wayzata is the responding fire department and can only bring 1,750 gallons on 2 pumper trucks. Since the hydrant is 3,200 feet from our home, Wayzata could not pump directly. In addition, they do not have tanker trucks to set up a relay system. Upon confirmation of a structure fire, mutual aid would be summoned. Long Lake would respond first with 2 tank trucks (2,300 and 1,850 gallons) and a 1,000 gallon pumper truck. It would take about 13 minutes for Long Lake trucks to reach our residence. Additional tank trucks would be needed from Maple Plain or Minnetonka. Easy access can be critical in such a situation. In summary, with only the Pruddens & McNellises using the driveway, the driveway is adequate for such low traffic. By adding another family, guests, more delivery trucks, etc., given the weatfier conditions that are guaranteed each Minnesota winter, anu with the potential for emergency vehicles needing access, a very real problem exists. We believe that a fair and common sense answer to this subdivision request should include the following ideas and specifications: 1. To require Woodhill Country Club to rebuild Part A of the driveway to an adequate width and to 7-ton capacity. At the curve, design should include an innovative way to park vehicles, if they become otuck, so that the driveway could stay open for other traffic or emergency vehicles. The design should leave all major trees and a vegetation barrier to the Carpenter property. Part A should be raised and drains placed under the driveway so that the water run-off can drain to the wetland area. The crains should be placed so that Lhe increased run-off that will oe caused by the increased hardcover of the proposed residence will drain. 2. At some time in the future, if the Prudden property is subdivided, the logical place for a cul-de-sac would be at the end of the road, which would place it at the top of the hill on the Prudden property. This should be specified. 3. Assuming that the driveway entrance to 200 Woodhill Road would be from Part B of the driveway, it would go over the gutter that currently