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Howard R., Green Com June 12, 2003 File: 821450J -0240 Honorable Chair and Planning Commission City of Little Canada 515 Little Canada Road East Little Canada, MN 55117 -1633 RE: INMAN ADDITION CITY OF LITTLE CANADA Dear Planning Commission Members: any A response letter was prepared by Mr. Jonathan Faraci of Development Engineering, P.A. in response to my previous comment letter to the Planning Commission dated June 6, 2003. In regards to the responses he provided, we would offer the following. Preliminary Plat Item 1) As stated in the previous letter, it would be beneficial for the City to request that the right -of -way for the Leeward Way extension be granted as part of the Inman Addition plat. The City Attorney should be consulted as to the legal ability of the City to require granting of the street right -of -way if Mr. Inman was unwilling to grant the right -of -way as requested. While the Mr. Faraci's letter indicates that the Leeward Way right -of -way may not be granted, it is requested that the City allow the installation of a smaller than standard cul- de -sac at the east end of the new Allen Avenue. It is our opinion that if Mr. Inman is unwilling to grant the right -of -way for the future extension of Leeward Way at this time he may not be willing to grant it at anytime. Therefore the cul -de -sac that is referred to as a temporary condition may in fact be a permanent condition and should then be built to the City standard of a 45 -foot paved radius within a 50 -foot radius right -of -way. If the right - of -way is granted it would be evidence that Mr. Inman is acknowledging the cul -de -sac is a temporary condition and could be built to a smaller than standard size as done with other temporary cul -de -sacs. Another concern associated with not granting the right -of- way at this time is the possibility of a building or other improvement being constructed in the proposed future right -of -way making it more difficult to allow the street to be extended in the future. C:\ windows \TEMP \Ltr - 061203- Pingcomm (Inman Add.).doc