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5KUCE W SCHMITT & ASSOCIATES-RA. <br />319 5ADDY AVENUE 60UTH <br />WAYZATA. MINNE60TA ^391 <br />(612) 476-6222 <br />^3^ <br />RCniTECTS <br />August 17, 1992 <br />Scott Larson <br />Scott Larson Construction, Inc. <br />213 Crestridge Drive <br />Burnsville, MN 55337 <br />REFERENCE:SCOTT LARSON CONSTRUCTION, INC. <br />PLAN 741 - MODEL HOME <br />2112 SUGAR WOODS DRIVE <br />ORONO, MINNESOTA <br />Dear Mr. Larson: <br />This letter responds to your question regarding the <br />driveway location at this project site. <br />Scott, I again strongly suggest that you pursue approval <br />of the driveway location indicated by the plan. Changing <br />it, in my opinion, would affect the aesthetics and the <br />most logical use of the lot. Let me try to explain the <br />factors I considered in determining the location of this <br />driveway. <br />The primary aesthetic intent was to create or allow some <br />privacy and seclusion from Sugar Woods Drive. Another <br />intent was to screen the garage doors from sight when <br />viewed from Sugar Woods Drive as I felt that a head on <br />view of them was not what this development was looking <br />for and that the additional cost for extra blacktop would <br />be well worth it. <br />Another aesthetic point in favor of the current location <br />is that it allows less existing vegetation to be <br />disturbed thereby preserving the unaffected natural <br />appearance of the lot as an outgrowth of the woodlands <br />rather than an invasion into it. <br />Now on to the logistics. Its only natural that the <br />driveway should enter the lot at a location somewhat <br />level with the garage floor elevation. Given the <br />existing grades, the curve of the driveway allows a less <br />drastic transition of any remaining difference in grade.