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� Page 1 of 1 Honorable Mayor Klausinb and Roseville City Council 1vlembers, This evening, you will be presented wiih the following request: Planned Unit Development and Rezoning of 3010 Cleveland Avenue for United Properties. We respectfully encourage yo�a to foIlow along with the recommendaLion of the Planning Commission and deny the request for rezoning and development of this property. Many concerns of the neighboring property ownezs a.nd extended neighborhood have been previously voiced at the Planning Commission meeting held on June 6, 2007. We would like to reiteratc some issues ixnportant to us. Though we have many concerns about the redevelopment of ihc property in question, our prirnary issues are: 1) Current zoning vs, proposed zoning: The property in question is currently zoned R-1 (Single-l�amily Residential). Thc proposal rcquires thai this property be rezoned B-6 (Mixed Use ]3usiness Park). T1�is change is quite drastic. The rezoning of the property to a11ow for such uses as office, retail, or high-density residcntial is not an appropriatc rnatch with the current zoning of surrounding properties. 2) Size and proximity af the proposetE stiucture in comparison to tl�e existing single-family homes: As previously demonstrated by Mr. Sangwon Suh's s�adow study (prescnted at the June 6 Planning Coinmission meeting), the size of fhe proposed building is quite massive in relation to the adjacent single-family homes. The proximity aIso raises concerns regarding privacy and loss of direct sunlight. The opinion of the neighborhood is that such a structure is not ar► appropriate �t to the existing neighborhood. 3) Additio� of a road providing access to Langton Lake Yark: The proposed road access to the park would be located extremely close to all propertics on the south side o£Brenner Avenue. `111e potential traffc this road could generaEe raises serious concerns regarding safety and privacy around our existing homes. Addit'ionally, if the current existing access to the park (l�cated a few hundred feet south of this properly) is ever removed, the traffic on the proposed road would �reatly increase. A development of ihis size does not belong, nor does it fit with the existing neighborhood, which is primarily single-family housing (zoned R-1 & R-2). In addition, the proposed development does not provide for an adequate transition to what likely will be furlher development to the soutk�, commonly know as the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. ror these reasons, we strongly encouragc you to deny the current requesi for rezoning and development of this property. 'l�hank you for your time and cansideration. Michael �ic Sarah Giga 1970 Brenner Avenue Roseville, MN 551 i 3 A4L now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about w�at's free from AOL at AOL.com. 06/18/2007