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WESTWOOD VILLAGE m 459 West CouIIty ROIId C , RoeeviUe. Mu-.ota 55113 12 November 1996 Roseville Planning Commission %.Mike Falk ' Re: cOde 1004.01 D for We~ Village 'III driveway project _ Mayor Wall and City Council Members: We are really impressed with what the Planning Commission and the City Council has done to make Roseville a special place to live. In the last year Westwood Village III ~ been investigating procedure to remove and replace our existing driveway. Last summer we met with Mike Falk to help clarify our concerns 'regarding the city's codes surrounding this matter. We ~re told code 1004.01 D required curbs and gutter for parking lots, and that our driveway is a parking lot. If we didn't want curbs and gutters, we would have to apply for a variance. We spoke recently with Dennis Welsch and met with Mike Falk in the conference room at City Hall (where we 'saw recent photo$ of the city's achievements on the bulletin board': quite impressive). ( , Mike then told us of the appeal process and we decided to follow this avenue. . Westwood Village III does not consider our driveway a parking lot and feels the code does not apPly to us. We understand that the city's requirement of curbs and gutters is to control the direction 'of surface water drainage and in some cases, to make an aesthetic improvement. We feel this code does not apply to WWV III for the following reasons: '. We do not have a drainage problem. There are three large drains on our property which handle the surface water drainage effICiently, . We have four bays for gUests and residents which a~ not part of the driveway. We have, two retaining walls which are designed to architecturally comf:?liment as well as function as curbing. In some areas the driveWay is so narrow that two cars cannot pass, Adding curbs would make this sityation even more difficult. . . Snow removal is a' problem for us. Snow must be pushed up onto the berm in the wi nter to allow fot sufficient access and plowing. Curbs would only hinder this process, and would su~tain damage from,the plows: we would be responsible for their repair or replacement. . The majority of our home owners do not feel curbs are appropriate for WWV III. A strong concern is maintaining our aesthetic direction. We have tried to emphasize a more natural, less citified look which suits our pond site and architecture. We val~ being located in Roseville close to all amenities, and yet being able to sit on our deck and feel like we are at our north woods cabin. The appearance of our site is very important to us. This is why we live in Rosevil1e and have the best of all possible worlds. We invite you to come see the view of the pond'from our houses'and understand why we want to maintain our rustic look. We appreciine the opportunity to appeal and hope you will ~ognize our concern to maintain the essence of WestwOod Village 111. ~nk you for your time and efforts in this matter. '- Cordially, Westwood Village III Board Members