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^ �. enj�ym��t ei� f1u�.tnu� �treet fhat ��e r�ov� �njoy. Thrs buiidin� has a��zry Iarge par�:€ng �ct (�?� es�inzated 17 parking spots in a builciing proposed for use as a 1 � tc� LO seat deli} on the rac�rth side of �he bailding, and �vhich is mor� th�n sufficient for any c�nceivable use that this proposal or future prc�posals could design. There can be no doubt that the use of the south side presents an immediate threat to the integrity of the neighborhood. To understand why, you have to consi.der the actual behavior af traffic at this intersection. It can be difficult t� turn aut of Auiumn Street onto Lexington, especially left in�o the third lane of traffic, but right as well. Why would the praperty owners seek to make use of Autumn Street as a"take out" window? Because a south-facing aspect to the building offers a temptingly convenient route for customers to make use af Autumn Street as a thoroughfare to their business without need to use Lexington, or to avoid malcing a Ieft-hand turn across the busy Lexin�on thoroughfare. Catering delivery out af the south side af the building, heading to any destinations west of Lexington---e.g., the Roseville Professional Building on Hamline near the Public Library—would naturally use Autumn Street. Many patrons using the take-out window for pickup of catered trays and boxed sandwiches would find that the route over to Roselawn, and then to Hamline, would be the path of least resistance. The potential for increased traffic, and particularly at the higher speeds driven by non-residents who do not appreciate the number of small chiIdren who have been known to play in the area, would pose an increased threat to the safety, enjoyment, and welfare of this R-1, low-density neighborhood. As long-term residents, we also appreciate how small businesses come and go. In its history, this property has seen life as a veterinary office, professional office, and hair salon, to name just a few. We believe the City must also consider the long-term impact of this rezoning. After the alteration of this property to include a take-out window, another even more intensive B-lb- qualified business could establish themselves in this property with no further permits required by the City. Imagine, as we have, that Domino's Pizza decided to locate here, with a carryout windaw and a fleet of drivers, to compete with the Papa John's located in the Lexington- Larpenteur stripmall. That wouid be identical in nature ta this business here, but ��vould produce a mammoth amount of fast-moving traffic on the conveniently traffic-free Autumn Street. This result is unthinkable to the residents of Autumn Street—both to the senior citizens wha speak of the historic quiet of the street and the younger residents who enjoy the safety provided by the neighborhood—but it is a very real, plausible consequence of the decision that must be considered when reviewing this re-zoning and permit application. The City of Roseville long-ago foresaw the need to protect sensitive residential streets in the Lexington-Roselawn intersection. All of the businesses at this intersection are given an "LB" designation in the Comprehensive Plan. While LB admits of more than one zoning categories (including both B-1 and B- I b}, three months ago the City's own staff, in Section 6.3 of the planning document for the review of the Bookhouse application (P�`07-050}, emphasized the Comprehensive Plan's commitment to "fairly low traffic generating users" at this intersection. In particular, in that planning document the City's staff drew the distinetion with a"convenience business that relies on clrive-by traffic," and stated the staffs belief that "all of the proposed allowed uses" in that property "would be similar low-traffic, destination businesses...." Circumstances have not changed in the past three months since the City approved that application. There is no distinetion in the city code between a"drive thru" and a take-out