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October 9, 2016 Thomas & Susan Fleming 300 Stubbs Bay Road Orono, MN 55356 Subject: Item #15-3763116-3860 Christopher & Gail BollisiChristopher & Rachel Bollis 200-350 Stubbs Bay Road North Dear City Council Members, We would like to provide feedback on the Final Plat Approval-Resoution for Kyntyre Preserve, specifically related to the Future Access Use of Outlot A, Tamarack Hill referenced in item #9 of the CA memo dated October 7, 2016. As part owner of Outlot A, Tamarack Hill, we feel the back driveway should not become permanent and should be abandoned once the public road through Kyntyre Preserve is established. We fully agree with the staff's recommendation to the City Council based on the four - point scenario presented on page 4. Our support for this scenario is detailed below: 1. The sole existence of Outlot A is to provide driveway access to a single home in Tamarack Hill, Lot 2. Tamarack Hill, Lot 2 will be eliminated with the development of Kyntyre Preserve. A new public road will serve lots 5 and 6 with driveway access from this road. The absorption of Tamarack Hill, Lot 2 into Kyntyre Preserve eliminates the original intent for the establishment of Outlot A. 2. The applicant has expressed concern that the only viable access to the storage barn on Lot 5 is via the gravel driveway on Outlot A. The barn in question is not connected to the gravel driveway that runs through Outlot A, Tamarack Hill. The gravel driveway ends at the home garage entrance. A new driveway access to the shed would have to be established regardless during development of Lot 5. 3. No effort was made by the applicant to meet with us and discuss "secondary" access to Kyntrye Preserve or to define what "secondary access" means in terms of construction, access easements or long term maintenance. This dialog was discussed during the City Council meeting on September 12th, 2016 and verbally affirmed outside chambers after the meeting. It appears from the applicant proposal that the plan for Outlot A, Tamarack Hill has not changed since the City Council meeting on 9112116. 4. The request by the applicant to establish secondary access for Lots 5 and 6 is not allowed according to Code Section 18-136(a), Residential driveways, approaches and turnaround which states "one driveway approach shall be allowed from up to two single residential parcels of land to the same road, provided that appropriate easements exist between parties sharing the driveway and driveway approach. Parcels having frontage on more than one public road