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smith <br />ARCHITECTS <br />TO: City of Roseville Planning Staff <br />FROM: Steven A. JenLen <br />DATE: July 2, 1985 <br />RE: Development Proposal for 171 Center Street <br />The following are concerns that have been expressed regarding <br />the residential development of 171 Center Street. <br />1. Character: There was a fear that the earlier proposals would not <br />"fit in" with the existing neighborhood housing. The original <br />proposals were for large, two story contemporary style houses. <br />We are now proposing smaller 1� story traditional bungalows with <br />low pitched roofs. We feel this is more appropriate to the <br />character of the neighborhood. <br />2. Hem: The original proposal called for a two story house <br />with a height of 30 0". A second proposal was offered as a <br />two story house with a height of 28'0". We are now proposing a <br />story and one half bungalow with a height of approximately <br />20'0" above finished grade. <br />3. Traffic an____ d the Cam► Drive: It was determined that a <br />community drive is appropriate for this project for several <br />reasons. The foremost is that the community drive is a method <br />of limiting the destruction of the existing landscape and vegetation. <br />The neighbor to the north objected to the community drive being <br />adjacent to his property. Several proposals were developed to <br />improve this situation; <br />a) The driveway was moved from 5 feet to 10 feet south of <br />the property line. <br />b) The driveway was lowered below existing grade and a berm <br />was constructed to the north of the drive. This berm was <br />heavily landscaped to further shield the neighbor to the north. <br />c) The entrance to the driveway was shifted to the south away from <br />the neighbor's parking area to further isolate the traffic. <br />6215 CAMBRIDGE STREET MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOIA 55416 612 925 3788 <br />