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property owners both East and West. This was not to determine or request interest levels of those property owners to develop, but to merely offer a look into the future and give them the best and full opportunity to develop their land. Although, some of the owners both East and West have expressed interest in developing or selling for purposes of developing. 4) City Ordinance requires us to extend our streets to neighboring properties. City Ordinance also requires a maximum cul -de -sac length of 500'. We believe that the City shares with us in the belief that extending our streets to the neighboring properties is far more beneficial, than capping it at 500', not only for our development, but to the neighboring properties, and future planning of the City as well. 5) It is my understanding that these connection points could provide a situation where Maplewood and Little Canada would create a joint utility opportunity which would better serve the low lying parcels of this area. This would eliminate the need for constructing and maintaining multiple lift stations in this area. 6) Hardship: As outlined in the Subdivision Ordinance relating to the review and recommendation of a variance, 3 factors are used in determining whether or not a hardship exists, and if the variance should be granted. I will list each of the items and explain individually how our property qualifies for the variance approval. Ordinance item "A" a) That there are special and highly unique circumstances or conditions affecting said property, which are not common to other properties in the City, and the strict application of the provisions of this Ordinance, would deprive the applicant of the reasonable and minimum use of his land. Response to item "A" Our property contains conditions and circumstances that are absolutely unique to our property. The long and narrow shape of our property, as well as the locations of the wetlands and topographical grade changes as they relate to the neighboring properties has been the driving force behind the determination for the locations of East and West road connection points. Due to these highly unique and specific areas, connections would not be feasible in any other locations. Strict application of the provision, in this case limiting the road to 500', would not allow us to meet the Ordinance requiring us to provide connections to the properties to the East and West. This would not only deprive us, as the applicant, reasonable use of our property, but it would also deprive the neighboring property owners reasonable use of their property as well. P.O. Box 837 I Lake Elmo, Minnesota, 55042 651.351.7500 Telephone 1 651.351.7560 Facsimile 9