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I' . f'Oh,rr D ~ I MEYER & NJUS, P.A. Alan R. Nettles. 5000 NORWEST CENTER Carrie L. Selton.Hesslll'. _ Daniel B. Johnson" 90 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET Paul E. Bohnsack II* I Earle T. Anderson, Jr."r Steven A. Linder.. James M. Njus.t- MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-4121 1. Scott Winstoni. Neil M. Meyer* (612) 341-2181 Pa ige A. Wildenbergt. Michael B. Braman* Fax (612) 337.5894 Andrew W. Martin*t1 I *Admitted in MIMesota -Admitted in Wi.Jcon.sin tAdmittedlnAorida Offices also located in tAdmilted in Illinois -Admitted in Michis&n Chicago, Illinois and Sourhfield, Michigan F~;; r,,~~'.. oAdmitte:l in fowl I October 21,1996 OCT 22 1996 I City of Arden Hills (',.. . City Council .",11! LJ( ki'liJ~d ,.-,;U\ I 1450 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 I Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council: We represent Hayzin, LLC, the owner of the development located at 3672 Lexington Avenue I North, Arden Hills, Minnesota, and commonly referred to as Shannon Square. We submit this letter to the Arden Hills' City Council 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 believes that the construction of the proposed fast food restaurant will create significant traffic congestion on Lexington A venue during peak periods of operation. We also believe that the construction of I a fast food restaurant at this site is not permitted under the City of Arden Hills' zoning ordinances. This letter is supplemental to the letter previously submitted to the City of Arden Hills Planning Commisssion under the date of October 2, 1996. We respectfully refer the I Council to that letter, and ask that it too be considered in your deliberations of the applicant's request of a Planned Unit Development (PUD), Master Plan (St. Paul Properties), and Final Plan (Arby's/Sbarro). I As noted in our correspondence to the Planning Commission, and as discussed in the minutes I of the Planning Commission's meeting of October 2, 1996, we believe that the proposal before the Council will create significant traffic problems on Lexington Avenue. As noted in comments made at the Planning Commission meeting by representatives of nearby properties, the I consequences of the proposed development will be to generate a significant increase in the traffic levels in the area without any ameliorating traffic controls. I Although the developer has researched the flow of traffic in and out of its development, it has not considered the impact of the development on its neighbors' access to Lexington Avenue. The altered traffic patterns in the area created by the proposed project will negatively impact the I operation and continued viability of Shannon Square. During the peak hours of operation, Shannon Square is dependent upon the breaks in the flow of traffic on Lexington A venue created f' by the operation of the traffic signals located at the intersections to the north and south of I