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Q. What about snow removal? Will they lose spaces to snow storage? <br />A. The owner is responsible for removing snow from the site, and keeping all parking available, <br />just like other B-1 business owners throughout the city. <br />Q. What about the difficulty of turning off Larpenteur onto Lindig? Speed and density of <br />traffic with no dedicated right turn lane? <br />A. This is already an issue for residents. We welcome ideas that we can pass along to Ramsey <br />County. No provision was made for dedicated right turns along Larpenteur-only <br />dedicated/protected lefts. <br />Q. Bus line advantage, but crossing is very dangerous for pedestrians. <br />A. Again, any additional traffic controls, including painted crosswalk would be up to Ramsey <br />County. City can advocate. <br />Comments• <br />Resident thought he remembered an "agreement" that if the florist/greenhouse came down, <br />nothing new would be built. <br />• The Wons know of no such restriction on the deed. <br />• • City does not know of such an agreement; this is private property. <br />• City cannot place restrictions of that sort on private property <br />"No Thru Traffic" could be painted on the street so that drivers know not to go North on Lindig. <br />"No Thru Traffic/Dead End" sign should be placed at the East end of the site, on Larpenteur <br />Avenue for Westbound traffic. A larger, more prominent sign is also needed on Lindig Avenue. <br />Owner of adjacent house on Larpenteur worried about impact on property values. He feels that <br />his property stands to have the most negative impact. His renter has expressed concern: bedroom <br />window 15 feet away from property line. Concern that City has "bent over backward" to <br />accommodate new owner and "make" the site commercial. <br />• Site IS commercial; this is the use for which it is zoned. <br />• City working with project that was proposed. Different kind of project, e.g. housing with <br />zoning change, would get the same careful consideration. <br />• Disposition of private property is up to the owner, within the bounds of the law. <br />• City staff gives the same consideration to each applicant. Staff also tries to work with <br />applicant to make sure that the plans conform to code as much as possible, and discourages <br />applicants from making variance requests when possible. <br /> <br />Notes from Neighborhood Meeting on 1871 Larpenteur, June 23, 2006 Page 3 of 3 <br />