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,. resulting in flooding in neighborhood yards, heavy machinery operated in the middle of the night, abandoned vehicles, etc. In addition, there is a problem with visual blight at the east end of Rose Place (on property also owned by Mr. Albrecht). The City, in its Street Improvement Plan information meeting, acknowledged this problem by saying that, "It is an eyesore." Therefore, the City intends to plant trees to screen the end of the street. We would like to see the neighborhood addressed as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and thus feel that this hearing on Mr. Albrecht and Mr. Wicklund's request should be deferred. 2. Specific Comments on the Planning Report Sections Pagel .Paragraph I-although Mr. Wicklund met twice with the neighborhood and twice more with a neighborhood representative and City staff, no resolution was reached, especially on issues of screening, trees, and fencing. · Paragraph 2-The neighborhood would like to see the landscape screenlbuffer master plan referred to before this variance request is passed on. · Development summary, paragraph I--The misleading argument is made that open storage has been a continuing, pre-existing use since the mid-1960's. First, the City did mandate opaque (wood) fencing which screened open storage of a small amount of construction material occasionally stored by a previous owner, Mr. Erickson. This barrier was removed by the present tenant in 1995. Second, the neighborhood has been complaining to the City since the 1980's at least, when the storage began to expand and barriers began to deteriorate. Thus, the neighborhood feels that open storage beyond the above-noted fencing has been an i1kaL pre- existing use. This storage has increased, plus has become more obvious and visually offensive, especially as present owners (Albrecht and Wicklund) have failed to replace trees which died in the vegetative barrier, despite neighborhood requests and the existence ofRoseville's 1976 requirement regarding that 15 foot zone. Many of those missing trees died after 1988. · Development summary, paragraph 2-Does this mean that applicant or property owner could pave more of the property (which drains into Wadnals' back yard)? Or is a separate permit required? Page 2 .Paragraph I-Elsewhere in the application, provision is made for 10 U-Hauls. Why are 13 referred to here? · Paragraph 2-Although the ordinance refeITed to discusses eye level 2