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S and V. Ramalingam 2182 Acorn Road Roseville,MN 55113 651.636.1042 6 625 8884 May 3, 2001 City of Roseville Attn: Thomas Paschke 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 Re: Joel and Lori Cheney Setback Permit Application Dear Mr. Paschke: We have met with our neighbors concerning the application to the City of Roseville referenced above and concur with contents of the letter sent to you by George LeTendre on April 24, 2001. We are at a loss to comprehend why item 10 of the setback permit application which most probably holds for a site with a preexisting structure is being considered in this application. A number of the conditions enumerated there do not appear relevant but are included among "a minimum of eight (8) of the following twelve (12) site conditions must be met in order for a setback permit to be issued". These include conditions (a), (b), (d), (h), (j), (i), etc. In our judgement, LeTendre's property is the same size (about 20,000 sq. ft.) as the applicant's but with a foundation area of about 1,700 sq. ft. Our property is about 3/4 of an acre with a foundation area of about 2,500 sq. ft. The site plan mailed by your office suggests that the final building mass is large and "not consistent with that on contiguous properties" [condition (i) of item 10 of the setback permit application.] The terrain of the property slopes to the north and hence the drainage will be in that direction. Our property is located immediately to the north of the applicant's property. We believe that the large driveway proposed and the massive structure will most probably aggravate the drainage problem that exists (water logging after downpours on both sides of the driveway serving 2182 and 2192 Acorn Road). The terrain in steeply sloping on the east side of our property. To prevent drainage problems for our neighbor on the east side (2192), we have found it necessary to improve drainage. We believe that adding significantly to the non-pervious surface of the proposed home will add to the drainage to the north. This will most probably cause damage to our property with serious waterlogging. By raising the water table it will most probably also cause damage to our home with water flowing into our finished lower level by overwhelming the drain tiles. The proposed driveway is a hazardous blind driveway for the traffic turning north into Acorn Road from County B highway. The southwest corner of the applicant's property is some 5 to 7 feet above the pavement of County B highway. The proposed driveway is a blind driveway very close to a County highway, and a traffic hazard for all the residents of Acorn Road.