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F-1 <br />ATTACHMENT A <br />• ~l~~ FALCON HEIGHTS <br />2077 W. LARPENTEUR AVENUE FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 55113-5594 PHONE (612) 644-5050 FAX (612) 644-8675 <br />3 September 1991 <br />Ms. Barbara Miller <br />2111 Hoyt <br />Falcon Heights, Minnesota 55108 <br />Dear Ms. Miller: <br />This is a follow-up to the conversation we had last week <br />regarding parking in front of your property. It explains <br />the purpose for the city's parking policy as well as a comment on <br />your situation. <br />The city's parking policy is designed to uniformly serve Falcon <br />Heights residents. The policies provide for special parking <br />designations when on-street parking is a safety hazard or when <br />residential properties are experiencing parking congestion from a <br />nearby business or institution. For example, the "no parking 8 AM <br />to 4 PM weekdays" in front of your home on Hoyt is designed to <br />keep University related parking away from these residential <br />properties. <br />However, the city's parking policy isn't designed to prevent <br />neighborhood residents from parking on the public street, <br />although this can be a frustrating situation when it constantly <br />recurs in front of an individual's home. Many residents <br />throughout the city are finding more cars on the street because <br />many two car families become three car families when their <br />children enter high school or college. Rather than parking all <br />vehicles in a garage and on the driveway, it is easier to avoid <br />juggling cars and park them on the street. Frequently, these <br />families only have the additional car(s) for a few years, and <br />when the children leave home, the on-street parking ceases. <br />Residents also use on-street parking for visiting guests and <br />relatives. <br />From our conversation I gather that you are bothered by your <br />neighbors' parking in front of your home partly because it is a <br />safety hazard when you exit your driveway. As we discussed, the <br />city code requires that on-street cars park five feet from a <br />driveway entrance. If your neighbors are violating this, the <br />city may send a letter to them explaining the existence of and <br />HOME OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND THE U OF M INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE <br />® ~ PfiINTED ON fiECYCLED PAPER <br />iiEE CIIY l5A ~~~" JJJ <br />