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<br /> . March 23, 2005 <br /> Mr. Peter Hellegers <br /> City Planner <br /> City Of Arden Hills <br /> Dear Mr, Hellegers, <br /> This letter is in response to the concerns of the Arden Hills Planning Commission from the <br /> meeting dated March 2, 2005, Planning Case #05-09, The homeowners would like to address <br /> the following three areas of concern: <br /> 1. The need for detailed plans and the dynamics of the accesses, Please note the enclosed <br /> detailed pictures showing distances between accesses, tree removal, and driveway details. The <br /> existing access would be a shared entrance. The mailboxes mark the entrance, with address <br /> numbers, and address signage to show a potential visitor where to turn into the properties. The <br /> requested accesses would be for exiting the properties and would not have address signage on <br /> . them. The correlation of the access to the properties is not obvious because the homes are <br /> screened by foliage, Designating an entrance and exit for the properties would eliminate the <br /> dangerous situation of a vehicle exiting the existing access and a vehicle traveling south on <br /> Lexington turning into the access with inadequate turn radius requiring them to stop on <br /> Lexington while the exiting car moves into traffic, The danger from two lane traffic traveling at a <br /> speed of 40 mph or higher towards a stopped vehicle and a vehicle hurrying to exit could be <br /> fatal. Homeowners and visitors will utilize the main entrance because of high signage visibility <br /> and homeowners verbal instruction and they will exit because of ease of traffic pattern. <br /> 2. The second concern was the original condition of developing the property with turnarounds. <br /> This condition was imposed on the original builders and was not enforced when the properties <br /> were developed. Both homeowners were unaware of this condition and neither property has <br /> area planned for a turnaround. Other properties in Arden Hills are allowed at a minimum of one <br /> access each, The homeowners are not asking for three accesses for one property but 1 1/2 for <br /> each property. Most homeowner that live on a residential street can back out of their driveway <br /> onto the street and do not require a turnaround. Because the properties would back onto <br /> Lexington, a busy, county road, this is not a safe option, The Commission could suggest each <br /> property owner have a separate access but this would require both homeowners to destroy <br /> . additional trees as each would be required to construct driveways that are a minimum of 20' <br />