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Page 1 of 1 Margaret DriscoU From: jhfelice@comcast.net Sent: Friday, June 08,200710:56 AM To: 'RVCouncil Subject: Lot Split Study Report Dear City Council Members, I am a resident of Roseville, and am writing you regarding a concern I have regarding the Lot Split Study report which I have read on your web site. The recommendations seem to show a lack of regard for the established neighborhoods in Roseville. I would recommend that a lot can not be split in an established neighborhood without giving the people in the neighborhood an opportunity to learn of the proposed split and giving them the opportunity to approve or disapprove of the split. As a homeowner, I bought my home with the understanding the the character of my neighborhood would remain relatively unchanged. IfI had known that someone could buy a lot, tear down a house, split the lot and build two or more houses on the lot, I would have looked in another city to buy a house. I think that the city owes established homeoners and taxpayers the opportunity to maintain the character oftheir neighborhood. If the city council really want to accept the proposal as written, I would suggest that they put an explanation of the meaning of this proposal in the Roseville Review that explains exactly this part of the proposal so that members of the community know the implications of this proposal. I am quite sure that the majority of the residents would oppose this proposal. I also would like to point out that Roseville does not have the largest minimum lot sizes in the metropolitan area. Several cities have zoning areas where the lot size is larger than in Roseville. The commission was less than honest by not admitting that there are zones in several cities that have larger lot size proposals. Please consider my concerns, as I know that they are the concerns of many of my fellow Roseville citizens. Joan Felice 22 Mid Oaks Road Roseville, MN 55113 6/8/2007