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S & V. Ramalingam, 2182 Acorn Road, Roseville, MN 55113 1. What is proposed is the creation of a new sub-division called Oak Acres in the one-family plot located at 2201 Acorn Road. 2. The grading, drainage and erosion control plan shown in RPCA C2 will completely denude 2201 Acorn of all mature trees, (except possibly at one corner of 2201 Acorn Road. Two northern corners are already empty). 3. Virtually all the 20- 40 ft trees will be taken down(there are some 120 or so trees now) and if replaced will only have 3-inch caliper, Canopy trees, 1.5-inch caliper, Ornamental trees or Evergreens 6-foot high. For all practical purposes, 2201 Acorn road will become a tree- free, graded corn field for the next 15 to 20 years for the Oak Acres sub-division. 4. Proposed grading will create some 4-6 depressions with marginal capacity to cope with strong rains that now characterize this area. Their capacity to prevent drainage into neighboring properties is presently marginal (see the message to Thomas Paschke from Iry and Liz Cross). All these depressions will have been filled with snow-melt at the end of winter with little capacity to hold additional storm water from the spring and summer rains. 5. Total impervious area in Oak Acres will be (20,705 SF per RPCA C-2) +(private road 200' x 32' = 6,400 SF) =27,105 SF. Present impervious area is estimated at 6,000 SF (about 3000 SF for 2 structures + 3,000 SF for parking and drive way). Increase of impervious area is from 7.25% to 32.75% of the property (1.9 acres = 82,764 SF). A 4-inch rain will generate a flow of 9,025 CFT(67,500 US gallons). The partially filled ditches in 2201 Acorn will not hold the rain flow within the property and will add to the miseries of Iry and Liz Cross on 2196 Marion Road and Paul and Janet Romanovski on Acorn Road (abutting properties to 2201 Acorn Road). 6. Quite apart from this, the creation of the Oak Acres sub-division will basically detract from the ambience and character of the established, tree-filled neighborhood—whose uniqueness has been recognized by the City by allowing Acorn Road to have a pavement width less than the city norm and prohibiting on-street parking throughout its length. Permitting parking in the private road adds to the inappropriateness of the Oak Acres sub- division.