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Village Council Village of Falcon Heights St. Paul, Minnesota 55113 Re: File No. 604 November 2, 1972 5. The ordinance calls for a side yard setback of 10' or 1/2 the height of building, whichever is greater therefore side yard required in this case is 13' S~". This plan shows a side yard setback of 13'-6" for the apartment building, however the garages are shown with only a 5' setback therefore this would require a conditional or special use permit. 6. The ordinance requires 1.5 parking spaces per unit therefore 26 spaces are required. The site plan shows 5 garages and 21 open spaces. Several of the spaces shown are quite small (just within ordinance) and with the new cars with extended bumpers these spaces may now be too small. In addition several of the spaces shown are difficult to reach and also six spaces are parallel parking adjacent to the driveway. In the winter snow removal will be a problem since no space is left on the entire lot for storage. 7. The ordinance calls for a maximum driveway width at sidewalk line of 24'. The plan shows 26'. The plat plan submitted is inadequate. The following items are not shown: 1. Elevations -both existing and proposed 2. Provisions for surface drainage 3. Landscaping and planting 4. Sidewalks, sidewalk widths, etc. 5. Existing features to remain such as street and sidewalk on the north. Because of surface water drainage problems in this area it is quite important that adequate planning for this be considered. Adjacent structures should be shown to determine the affect on neighboring property. ' The layout as presented leaves no space for snow removal and storage, therefore in the winter the parking lot would decrease in size and force residents to park elsewhere. Parking on Larpenteur Avenue is discouraged. Almost 507. of the spaces shown are small. Experience has Shawn that people tend to park in the garage only in bad weather. Other times they park in someone elses parking spot thus decreasing the capacity of the parking lot. Many apartment buildings being built today provide means of plugging in automo- ~bile engine heaters. This would be quite difficult in this case. Parallel parking on the west side would be undesirable to the neighboring proper- ty because of aesthetic reasons. Page 2.