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Jamey Swanson Ennes Realty Har Mar Mall 2 100 Snellin I g Ave. Roseville, MN 55113 November 14, 2007 Dear Mr,, Swanson, We livejust to the east of Har Mar Mall near the walk-through at Eldridge and Pascal. Since Cub Foods opened in the mall in 200 1, there has been a heavy increase in truck traffic for deliveries. The current ordinance limits truck deliveries to the hours of 7AM to IPM. There are freque'llt violations of this ordinance.. Routinely, semi-trucks will arrive before 7'AM and park along the fence near our home or in the main parking axe a. with the engine running. Semi-trucks will also arrive during the night'and ",camp" 'in the lot waiting to deliver the next moming. They usually keep their engine running to either power their heat or air-conditioning while they sleep. The engine noise and fumes are very annoying. On nwnerous occasions, we have called mall securfty and demanded that they inform the driver that they cannot stay there. Security usually asks the trucker to move on, however the problem persists. In the past, we have, suggested to the management at Har Mar that they post signs throughout the parking lot prohibiting trucks from parking and/or idling their engines before mid after allowable delivery hours. We did not receive any response from the management at Har Mar (see copy of letter attachied). Thie Shoreview Village Mall at Lexington and Highway 96 has Signs posted in their lot which readl,"AB&OLUTELY NO SEMI PARKING". Har Mar has one small sign at the ,entrance to the lot on County Road B that can easily be missed by, a trucker when turning h o the lot. Now, Har Mar is 'in the process of getting city approval tio replace the Firestone building with a restaurant and retail off of County Road B. This will mean additional truck deliveries and a 01 likelihood of further, delivery hour violations, Therefore, we are urging the Roseville City Council to require that Har Mar post additional signs which read 164Abisolutely No Semi Parking" or "Roseville Noxise Ordinance Strictly Enforced" and require Har Mar Security to patrol more frequently (hourly) to prevent delivery hour violations. Another concern has been the construction hour violations which have occurred over the last several years during various building improvement Projects at Har Mar, The current noise ordinance limits construction activities involving the use of power equipment to the hours of 7AM to IPM weekdays and 9AM to 9PM on weekends. There have been frequent violations in which construction begins early or takes place in the middle of the night, We have reported many of these to Har Mar Security and Roseville's, Code Enforcement Officer but violations continue. We would also urge the Roseville City Council to require that Har Mar post signs during construction that state the allowable hours for construction activities. 6 7e