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. �'►��r1 <br /> W <br /> BEVE■Z <br /> LAN�SCAPING <br /> The implications that a four-foot gate with eight-foot monuments have for the sake of design is <br /> also a valid grievance. This looks completely 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 that is directly in the scale of the monuments, where the height of the gate is the same <br /> or directly corresponds 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, which lessens the imposing quality that a <br /> taller gate might have. The homeowners intend to have the name of the estate scribed subtly into <br /> the design, as well as the date of establishment. Again, these design elements are stylish, but <br /> subtle, and are directly 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 for entrance gates as being those stated for fences, the gates have <br /> already been ordered and have largely been purchased. They have been custom fabricated 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 unanticipated and unforeseen issue. We sincerely <br /> ask for your blessing to install these gates as proposed, and to please consider this case for appeal <br /> in better defining the codes written for entrance gates in the 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 /> Thanks for your consideration, and I look forward to meeting with you soon. <br /> Sin ely, <br /> ) <br /> David Sonka ,% ' ' � <br /> Landscape Designer <br /> � <br /> Bever Landscaping, Inc. --' - <br /> 7309 Lake Drive <br /> Lino Lakes, MN 55014 '�—�' ~ <br /> Phone: 763-784-4390 <br /> Cell: 651-307-3562 <br /> cc: Adam and Kathy LaFavre, Simply Automation, Luke Busker Masonry <br />