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�J_I_I_L_L�_ 1 To!* 1 i Roseville P'lianning Staff DAT July 2., 19851 RE: Development Proposal for 171 Cienter Street The following are concerns that have been expressed regard-Ing the residential, devellopment of 171 Center Street. Character,# There wias a fear that the earlier proposals would not "fit 'in"' with the elixis t I'Lln g neighborhood housing. The original proposals were for large,, two story contemporary style houses. We are now proposing smaller k story traditional bungalows with low pitched riolof's. We feel, this is more appropriate to the c,ha,ract,er of the neighborhood, *I 2* He ight'. The original proposal cial,led f or a two story house wil"Ah a height of 34'0"'. A,second proposal was offered as a two story house with, a height of 28'0". We are now proposing a storyand one half bungalow with a height of approximately 201011i above finished grade, 3* 'Traffic, and the Communit -y Drive. It was determined that a M--.Mmbm�i clo=unity dr ive, 1 0 s appiropria�te for this proiect for several I r,easonsi, The foremost is that the community drive i's a method I " " of I ImItIng the destruiction of the existing landscape and vegetationi The neighbor to the north objected to the community drive being ,adiacent tiolhiLs priopertyo Several proposals were developed to 0 improve this situation a)i The dri'velway, was moved, from 5 feet to 1,0 feet south of ,the property line, I bi) The driveway was lowered below existing grade and a berm was constructe'd t,o the north of the drive. This berm was heavillylandscaped t,o further shield the neighbor to the no nce rth, 0 The entra to, the driveway was shifted to the south away from the neighbor's, parking area to further isolate the traffICO 6215 CAMBRIDGE STREET MINNEAPOLIS MININ'ESOTA 55416 61 2 925 3788