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To: Dennis P. Welsch, Community Development Director City of Rose vi lie 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 From: Kurtis Viggers and Barbara Willett (husband and wife) 586 Heinel Drive Roseville, MN 55113 Reference: Setback Permit requested by Brent Jordahl, 562 Heinel Drive Dear Mr Welsch. We request an appeal of your setback permit note dated May 27,2003. The note does not ensure the water flow will drain to the street, not into our yard. Your note discussed the water flow to the street but did not consider water flow fi'om the rear of the proposed garage. Most people are aware, to sell a home you must sign an honest disclosure statement. It gives all buyers the knowledge of any problems with the home and what was done to fix those problems. We invested approximately $20,000 in our home to fix water problems in 2001. Since the installation of commercial gutters and drain tile in 2001, we have not had any water problems. Mr Jordahl's proposed garage, will put our home in jeopardy. We have done everything we can to protect our home from water damage. Our insurance company has notified us that they will drop our insurance if any further claim occurs in the next 3 years. Who is willing to act on our behalf, if water flow from the proposed garage causes new water problems on our home? We have also reviewed the garages within the Heinel neighborhood and find no houses with garages within 2 feet of the lot line. The proposed garage is inappropllate for Mr Jordahl's small lot width. We recommend the setback permit be denied due to both the aesthetic and very real structural/watershed problems. In addition, we have reviewed your note dated May 27,2003 and have the following concerns. Item a. This item does not address how the back of the garage gutter is drained in a heavy rain. One downspout would be insufficient to ensure water would not overflow the gutters in a heavy rain. Two downspouts are needed for the 10 by 32-foot garage, and where does the rear downspout water drain? The garage gutters also will receive water flow from the house roof. Item d, following sentence: "The building permit plan for the sidewall of the new garage must include at least two windows or variation in the type of siding". The length of the proposed garage is 32 feet. The Setback Permit Hearing on May 22,2003 discussed two to three windows on the 32-toot exterior wall. The replacement of windows with variation in the type of siding does not break up the starkness of the exterior wall. Item f, statement: There must be a minimum of 12 feet of space between the building wall of your new garage and the adjoining home wall. This statement is ambiguous and needs clarification. Survey: At the setback permit hearing on June nnd, the need for a survey of the lot line was discllssed. Your note dated May 27, does not address the need for an accurate survey of the adjoining lot line. We appreciate YOllr review of our concerns with Mr Jordahl's proposed garage. If after the proposed garage is built, water flows onto our lot in a heavy rain, what happens from a liability standpoint? Who is responsible for fixing the potential water problem? Who is liable if water damage to our house from the proposed garage causes a loss in our home value? It is our conclusion fi'om the setback Permit Hearing of May 22, 2003, that Mr Jordahl's Setback Permit will need to be presented to the Roseville City Council. Respectfblly, ('\ Kurtis Viggers j ) , ij '<.Te}," i .-- ~ (. / ." /;i;;;:' ~/...~.. ,', ~ //,',;5" -(::.Z:2~:S:~~;;;.2/:,../. /~~/<~~tf!li' 'Barbara Willett ;/. Date: 06/04/03, Time: 9:04 PM, File: Jordahl_060103.doc