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<br />... .... ~. ~ ""... <br />;;i' )/:J ~ I l (; /': <br />~j ....il,' ..."''to d" I <br />~'f ,T~~ 1-' <br />r.~:)~ ~/ H'.} < < ," I, <br />~ ~ -,,' '" ~ i- <br />f,,, ~\ l' t ~ . ~ : l .,; <br />~..,'t';\l +tJ J ~ '\, II ~ r <br />._~""'01 ~ ~ ~ x ~ ~ ~ <br />,....COJl ,.01..... nD <br /> <br />CONSUL11NC PLA"INERS <br />LANDSCAPE ARCBI ff TS <br /> <br />~OO FIRST AVENUE Nl RiH <br /><;UlTE 210 <br />MINNEAPOLIS, MN ~~401 <br />612 039 BOO <br /> <br />19 August 198B <br /> <br />HcnorJblc Mayor and City Council <br />ell)' ot Ro~cvJle <br />c/o Craig Waldron, COMmunity Devdopment Drrector <br />2660 ClVtC Center Dri..e <br />Rcsevllle, MN SS 113 <br /> <br />RE Pncc Quote for a Pilot Study to Ccnsider Potential Zoning Changes for the Reiling <br />Property, in the Northwest Quadrant of LexlOgton Avenue and Wood dale Drive. <br /> <br />Dear Mayor and City Council Members: <br /> <br />11118 letter IS 111 respon'\e to Cr,ug Waldron's request for a price quote from our company <br />to prep.Jre a study to research, analyz~ and prepare recommendations for zomng changes <br />for the R~lling slte.lccattd west of Lexington Avenue and north of Wooddale Drive <br /> <br />Our first suggestIOn I'> that the City Council should '.:Onduct a work session and review <br />With us the unphcatlons and procedures for the conduct of such a Significant study We <br />sincerely feel that we can best serve the commun:ty 10 this way The purpo~e of the <br />wod. sessIOn would be to review With the C..) Council III an mformal setting what we <br />consider to be the slgnificallt nsks, ImplicatIOns, ,md potentbl costs asso:;;ated With ~uch <br />an effort on the part of the City <br /> <br />We Me ....eh a....are lhat <l pelitlOn has been submlt.ed reque~tmg the rewmng of the land <br />from Its pre.~ent R-2 and Shoppmg Center Zones to R-l use We ....ant to be certain at <br />Ihe outset that the City Council underst.Jnds the ramiftcatlOns of this suggested ch.Jnge anti <br />the nature and level of eVidence that ....ould need to be considered by the City in ma~mg <br />such a deciSIOn Depc'lding upl'n the final actIOn that the City Council may choose to <br />take, thl:> matter cculJ vel)' well rcsLllt In expensive litigation III order to prevail 10 <br />such l1tlgJtlOn the City would h,we to t.:we a compelhng, r.Jylual baSIS fur m3kmg :,uch a <br />ch,lnge at thIS pOint Simply stated, \\e suggest that the Clty'~ tonl; range interests may <br />be better ~ervcd by diligently pursumg a comproml5c M)lutlOn between thc neighborhood dml <br />the property owner <br /> <br />!!Ill <br /> <br />~ <br />c <br /> <br />"'11: <br />