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LAURENCE M. NELSON 1909 - 2000 STEPHEN L. NELSON & ASSOCIATES ATIORNEYS AT LAW 665 NORD I SNELLING AVENUE SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55104-1893 (651) 646-5000 Fax (651) 642.2619 LEGAL ASSISTANT . STEPHEN L NELSON SHARON E. LYNCH September 25, 2002 Mr. Aaron Parrish, City Planner c/o Arden Hills City Hall 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112-5794 Re: Applicant: Aaron S. Nelson Property Address: 3130 North Cleveland Avenue Application for Master PUD and Site Plan Review Dear Aaron: . Enclosed herewith please find the following documents: I. A reduced revised site plan; and 2. A reduced Landscape Plan. The changes to the site plan include moving the building approximately 4' 6" to the south so we are at the minimum from the south line. The homes to the north are all buffered by a fair amount of distance from their homes and most of them have garages that are adjacent to the common boundary. The only additional office spaee which has increased on the north side is one office on the second floor and with the narrowing of the building and the placement of the stairwell, there actually is an overall reduction of office area on the north side of the building. . The north boundary was the biggest concern raised at the planning commission meeting. I just received the landscape plan so I have only briefly glanced at it while it was being reduced. The two trees from the island have been moved to the north side. There are some spacing issues with respect to the trees on the north side and some biodiversity considerations which may suggest some changes to the type of the trees along the north boundary. The landscape architect chose American Lynden trees instead of swamp white oak which I had requested. The reason was that they are more dense crown but they also lose their leaves. The swamp white oak will retain their leaves some winters which would give some additional buffer during the winter. The additional trees are shown very close and I personally would like to space them out a little more so as they mature they have room to fill out the full crown. I probably would also like to substitute a clump of river birch trees near the trees to be placed closest to the culvert on the west side and maybe alternate types of trees. Since I was not given a chance to review this plan before filing some of my ideas were not incorporated.