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� ^ > > Thank you for copying me on this email. At Pat suggested, I am happy > to answer any questions you might have about our proposed business. To > answer some of your questions from previous emails, the outdoor play > area will not be used for dog play after 7pm. All dogs, with the > exception of those staying overnight, will be leaving the daycare by > 7pm (our last pick-up time). We are building 17 rooms for the hotel > portion of the business - we project having an average of 10 dogs per > night. 7he rooms will feature drywall and will be located within the > office space, to the North end of the building. Roseville Animal > Hospital, located approximately 1/4 of a mile West from the proposed > space, is directly adjacent to a home and very close to others and > houses an average of 1-10 dogs per night in their space. They informed us that they did not have any complaints of noise. > > As for your concerns about the fence/trees, we will not remove any trees. > In fact, evergreens have been installed along the current privacy > fence line. Additionally, we plan to install an additional 8 ft > privacy fence solely to enclose the outdoor play area. > > 7he property in question has been zoned industrial, but dog daycares > are often considered to be commercial uses and built on properties > zoned commercial. We were counseled by Roseville that an interim use > permit would be most appropriate (versus a conditional use permit) for our intended use. > I understand your concerns about this impacting your property values, > and we hope to work with the city to ensure that does not happen. In > fact, another dog daycare located in St. Paul named Dog Days - > http://www.dogdaysinc.com/ would be an excellent case study. It too is > situated in a primarily residential neighborhood, and has residences > on three sides of the property. It does not appear to have affected > home values in any way - in fact, home values seem particularly high > in this area. 7he address of Dog Days is: > > 1752 6rand Avenue > St. Paul, MN 55105 > > I'd also like to apologize that our proposal did not satisfactorily > address all these concerns, this was the first interim use permit we > have had to apply for and weren't familiar with what level of > information should be included. I do want to clarify that both my > business partner and I am very familiar with dogs (both of us are dog > owners) and I have served on the Board of Directors of Pet Haven, a > nonprofit animal rescue, for the past 4 years. > > I'd also be happy to arrange for a tour of another dog daycare to help > alleviate noise concerns. If you have any questions about our proposed > business, please let me know. > > Sincerely, > > Kristen > > > > > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:52:21 -0500, "Lynn 2