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<br />time would create a narrow one lane to pass through either way. Given the contour of <br />that stretch of Old Mill Road would almost certainly lead to accidents. <br /> <br />Our fourth and most important concern is with the safety of the residence of the <br />new construction, their children as well as other children in the neighborhood. The road <br />in front of the lot curves towards it and with the new construction being only 30 feet from <br />the street... there is a greater chance a driver losing control of their car driving up through <br />the lawn and into the house. Additionally, we all know that children love to play with <br />each other and they all love to play in their front yards. We also know that it is <br />impossible to watch them all the time. With a front yard that is only 30 feet from the <br />street there is an increased risk of those children playing to close or even in the street and <br />being hit by a car. With a shortened front yard there is naturally less playing area and <br />naturally less reaction time a driver would have to react if a child was running towards <br />the street. This is a serious concern of many parents including myself (a parent of 3 <br />children) who would be devastated if something tragic happened in my own front yard. <br /> <br />Additionally, it has come to my attention recently that this lot was once owned by <br />the developers of the homes in the area some years ago. They and the City Council at <br />that time had come to the conclusion that this lot should not be developed. With that in <br />mind, they sold this small piece ofland to the former owner of Jeff Hanzals' house at a <br />very reasonable price. It seems to me that if the owners of the development couldn't <br />build there why should we consider it now. I believe they realized that developing this <br />lot would not be good for the community nor its residence. <br /> <br />Finally, I leave you with this question. I ask you who would be responsible if <br />something tragic happened? Would it be the Hanzals for asking for such an extraordinary <br />variance for this new construction? Would it be the residence of the area for not doing <br />enough to stop it? Or would it be the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council <br />for granting the variance to allow this new construction to take place in light of the <br />concerns perceived in this letter? I believe the answer is all of us in some way would be <br />responsible. We are asking that you reject the requested variance for the aforementioned <br />reasons. Weare asking that you support the sanctity of our community as well as the <br />safety of our residence and our children. <br /> <br />Thank you for your time, <br /> <br />Kevin Malani <br /> <br />1~' 1)/4.,' <br />