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March 3, 2002 City Planner City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 RE: Planning File #3374 To Whom It May Concern We are writing to express concerns over the proposed garage replacement at 2550 Western Avenue. Our property adjoins the property at 2550 Western on the south, and is positioned perpendicular to that property. The living room, dining room, including a patio door, deck and family room on our home face the current and proposed garage. Mr. Lichtscheidl has cut down several large evergreen trees over the last two years that used to block our view of much of the garage area. This structure is now very visible from the living areas of our home. Our primary concern is the size of the proposed structure. There are currently very few detached garages in our area. Weare not aware of any other detached garages that are as large as the structure being proposed. The size is a concern because the long side (42') will face our home and our neighbor's homes on each side. This creates a very large white building wall to have in addition to the house. The property also has an additional storage building, and it appears the building will remain behind the new garage and be visible from our home and the neighbors. The proposal indicates that the proposed garage will be used to store three cars and a boat. We are concerned that with an existing garage and storage building in his yard Mr. Lichtscheidl still has a snowmobile trailer, utility trailer, boat, beehives, lawnmower and unused dog house stored outside along the north side of the property. Mr. Lichtscheidl had told us previously that these items would be stored in a pole building on his property near Bemidji, MN. Mr. Lichtscheidl occasionally purchases cars that have been totaled by insurance companies and rebuilds and sells them. He had a vehicle stored in the back yard for several months in late 2001, and we do not want the larger garage to increase the number of vehicles on the property. We understand that Mr. Lichtscheidl has a legitimate need to replace an old garage. The size proposed, however, is not compatible with the neighborhood. Most people in the area, who have boats and seasonal vehicles, make arrangements to store them in other locations, and do not build large storage buildings in a very residential area. The normal 2-car garage, and possibly a storage building, seems to hold most of the equipment required by other households in the neighborhood. Roseville has established building guidelines to maintain the integrity and property values in our neighborhoods, and we do not feel this proposal justifies a variance. I hope you will take the current appearance of the neighborhood into consideration when reviewing this proposal. Sincerely, Paul & Marilyn McDougall 365 Oakcrest Lane 651-484-3026