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I F'Rt1r51T B 'A ""V 9 ~ " / I J .::-- I MEYER & NJUS, P.A, Alan R. Nettles'" 5000 NORWEST CENTER Carrie L Schon-Hess.. {I' Daniel B. lohnson" 90 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET Paul E. Bohnsack 11'" Earle T. Anderson, Jr. "'t Steven A. Linder*'. James M. Njus"'f* MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-4121 J. Scott Wlnstont. Nell M. Meyer'" (612) 311.2181 Paige A. Wild-=:nbergt. Michael B. Braman. Fax (612) 337-5894 Andrew W, Martin*o I . Adrnltttd in MiMtsOta -Admitted in Wiscon.sin t Admitted in Aotida Offices also located in ~Adrnilted in Iltinois -Admitted in Michigan Chicago, Illinois and Southfteld, Michigan OAdmitted in Iowa I I COPy October 1, 1996 I I City of Arden Hills VIA FACSIMILill Planning Commission 1450 West Highway 96 I Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 Dear Members of the Planning Commission: Ie We represent Hayzin, LLC, the owner of the development located at 3672 Lexington Avenue North, Arden Hills, Minnesota, and commonly referred to as Shannon Square. We submit this I letter to the City of Arden Hills Planning Commission as the formal written opposition of our client to the request of the Saint Paul Companies for permission to construct a fast food restaurant on the site located immediately to the North of Shannon Square. Our client opposes I this development because it believes that the construction of the restaurant will create significant traffic congestion on Lexington A venue during peak periods of operation, and further, because the construction of the restaurant itself is not permitted under the City of Arden Hills' zoning I ordinances, Shannon Square is a retail center consisting of more than 20,000 square feet. Its tenant mix I consists of retail and service businesses including restaurants. One of the largest tenants of the Center is Davanni's restaurant. During the peak hours of 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. lunch business often causes the Center's 153 space parking lot to be strained. At present, the traffic I in and out of the Center has been manageable because of the existence of the traffic lights at Grey Fox Road to the north, and at County Road E to the South. The existence of these two traffic lights provide sufficient breaks in the traffic flows on Lexington A venue to permit the I customers of the Center to enter and exit the Center without significant delays. If the land to the north of the Center is developed with a fast food restaurant, the traffic counts in the area will increase dramatically. The breaks in the traffic now afforded by the two traffic lights will be I lost. The existing customers of the Center, and its restaurants, will no longer be able to exit onto Lexington Avenue in a Northbound direction without incurring unacceptable delays. fI I