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. . . Afden Hills City Council Meeting May 31 st, 2005 To be distributed to City Council Members Subject: Vacation of 10' Pedestrian Way Arden Hills Advantages: I. The property, including the new fence, landscaping, & filling in the low lying areas of the 10" pedestrian way to be upgraded at homeowner expense, which will visually enhance the corner property at the entrance to Amble Drive. Note: It has become of more importance that the low area at the South end of the 10' dedicated pedestrian way, and adjacent to the Sabot residence be filled in, They have been given approval to add an additional driveway, which could have a storm water impact to the adjacent property. The Arden Hills pedestrian way area should be brought up to better meet the higher terrain of the Sabot property, 2. Helps to correct the legal building code setback problem of this property. Homeowner Advantages: L With the addition of the 10' pedestrian way to be officially part of my property, I will only be 10' out of building code setback otfLexington Ave., instead of the present 20'. 2. Vacating the pedestrian way will help the resale of my home by appearance, lot size, and that the property is fully owned by the homeowner, without limitations. 3. Improve privacy and help to reduce noise from Lexington Ave by better positioning a new 6' privacy fence to be 4' otfthe sidewalk, and at grade level. 4. With the reconstruction of Lexington Ave., I could maintain and enhance the entire property including: filling in the low area at the rear of the Arden Hills land, add fencing and landscaping as appropriate, Please see proposal drawing Leonard E Gallus ~C2P~ Homeowner 1 104 Amble Drive Arden Hills, MN 55112