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George A. lL�'�'��d�'� Attorney at Law 3900 Northwoods Drive Suite 250 St. Paul, MN 55112 ..................... Telephone (651) 332-8735 Facsimile (651) 332-8795 February 12,2007 Mayor Craig Klausing Council Member Amy Ihlan Council Member Tom Kough Council Member 7`ammy Pust Council Member Dan Roe Dear Mayor and Council Members: SENT VIA �1111AIL •x I represent the Stafnes in their application for a minor subdivision, which will be heard by the City Council this evening. I write this letter in an effort to save Council time this evening. The application you will be hearing tonight is a modification of the one considered at the Council meeting on October 9, 2006. You may remember that the previous application contained an easement for a driveway, which benefited the existing home, and burdened the newly proposed lot. At that hearing the City attorney made comment that a lots' size should be determined without including the easement area. At the same hearing, the Mayor suggested that if the driveway was moved, removing the need for an access easement, the minor subdivision would meet City codes. The lots included in this application meet all of the City code requirements, including lot size, lot width and access to a road. Also, this application does not involve certain contentious issues, such as tree removal, traffic safety because of multiple lots, or access to a substandard City road. There are no mature trees on the newly proposed lot that will be removed. There will only be the addition of a single lot, so traffic safety is not an issue. And, the street of Woodlyn Ave. is built to City standards. I note from the staff report that there is an issue with the lot lines. Specifically, City code � 903.06� requires that side lot lines "shall be substantially at right angles or radial to the street line." The question before the Council of course being, what does "substantially" mean. In the application before the Council, the westerly lot line is at right angles to Woodlyn Ave. The easterly lot line is not entirely at right angles to �--- Woodlyn Ave. The easterly lot line is comprised of 77.5 feet that are at right angles (90 degrees) to Woodlyn Ave., and 52 feet that are at a 64 degree angle to Woodlyn Ave.