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December 11, 2009 Planning Commission City of Arden Hills, MN 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 RE: Compromise Resolution Dear Planning Commission: We a filing a formal appeal of administrative decisions made relating the fence constructed by a Contractor at 1777 Glenview Avenue on their northern property line and on the southern property line of our property at 1774 Gramsie Road. That complaint is included on the following pages. Possible Solutions. A compromise resolution to the fence problems as outlined on the subsequent pages. • This is not what we want but we will agree to consider the resolution. • We ask that the City of Arden Hills intervene on our behalf and enforce the code regarding the proper application of the face boards by removing the individual panels, turn them around so the front of the fence faces our property. • A licensed contractor that we approve and agree is qualified to do the work, will properly screw the frame boards to the footing posts and frame and level each panel according to the proper construction of a fence of this type. This work must be done to our satisfaction. • We want the fence stained to protect it from the elements so it remains new looking on our side of the fence. • What should have happened at the start of the project was the City should have required the homeowners at 1777 Glenview Avenue to produce a site drawing including what the front and back of the fence looked like to insure they were indeed exactly the same materials, look, quality etc. • When it was determined that the fence was not the same on both sides, the City should have required the posts be moved back onto the property at 1777 Glenview Avenue in order to allow enough room for the front of the fence to be constructed from our side so the fence was front facing from our side. • If the Mahoney's refused to set back the fence from the property line, the City should have required the Mahoney's use a different fence design, a staggered