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5. The other remaining principai question relates to the setback of the driveways on the corner as previously mertioned. After this initia� application was received from this applicant, the Village Ordinance was revised to require 50 feet distance from the nearest driveway to an intersectian of two streets. This d�stance was former(y required to be 30 feet. The appiicant has secured from Ramsey Caunty, permission to construct his driveways 30 feet from the intersection along County Road B-2 and 40 feet along Fairview Avenue. It wauld, in our opinion, be extremei� helpful to get as much d�s',3nc� as possible, particularly along the Fairview location, wh�r� the distance is much more critical than for traffic �aving passed through the irzt�rsection, as is the �ase along County Road B-2 (proceeding westward). A report from your engineer will be helpful in making this judgement. The app�icant �;ontends (with some jus�tfication) that it w�i�ld be extremely difficult to acquire additir�r�al land t� the north, inasmuch as it red�sces the size of the remaining parcel tc the n�rth having a del�terious e�fect on its future use. An �dditional five feet cauld be acquired if Lhe whole ciriveway system were to �.�e movec! to the north, which would then eliminate tfie grass area along the five parking spaces oriented toward the north property iine. The driveways, we suggest, are already placeci as clos� together as they sh�auld be, a��d we do r,at ��c�mmend achieving the 50 feet by this device. � 6. �'�ssurr�ing the architectural hand9ing of the building wil� be well danz it would a _� ppear thar thG development plan is ar� acceptable form �ending � judgemenw of the dr�veway setback frQm the ccrner and the dedication of the 10 fee, of righ�t-of-w�ay �r� the west side of Fairvie�v Avenue. '` � ;,