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Jc,-IN E. DAUBNEY ATTORNEY AT LAW 304 DEGREE OF HONOR SUILOING ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA 55101 September 9, 1982 City Council City of Little Canada, 1515 Little Canada Road Little Canada, MN 55117 Dear Mayor Hanson and members of City Council: -24,4 45 CiTYOF LITTLE CANADA I have been consulted by Mr. Kroiss with regard to his -proposed plat of Riley's Gervais Lake Second Addition. He has furnished me with a copy of MrSweeney.'s letter of July 8, 1982 addressed to Mr. Clebeck and the minutes of July 28, 1982. I would appear that Mr. Kroiss's proposed plat meets all requirements of your subdivision ordinance and resolution 1182- 7-37 denying the preliminary plat would not seem to be founded upon any reasonable grounds. I would agree with Mr. Sweeney's conclusion that any denial by the Council of a proposed plat that meet code requirements would be tested by the standard of reasonableness. According to your ordinance 1004.020 (e) (3) the reasons for denial must be recorded and transmitted to the applicant. The letter from your planninc' consultant, dated April 30, 1982, file no. 758.09 (82.12); the recommendation stated: "based on the preceding analysis, it is recommended that the preliminary plat be approved subject to review and comment by the City and County Engineers. It is recommended that the West Lot line of Lot 4 bestraightenedco increase the width of Lot 4. However, if the Lot width variance is to he approved it should include the stipulations stated in B. of the preceding analysis." Paragraph B referred to above referred to Lot size of Lot 2. In the platthtt was submitted to you for consideration at your July 28th meeting, Lot 2 had been enlarged to meet this .o ejection. As noted in para- graph A of the Planning Consultants Report: "At first glance the preliminary plat proposes a rather an odd lot arrangement. Upon closer review, however, itoecomes evident that the lot configurations are the result of number of developement factors existing on the site. Lot 1 is formed primarily by the north and west property boundries plus an existing drainage easement. The rear line of Lots 2 and 3 are located where the site drops of steeply toward the lake. The Lot line between Lots 2 and 3 provides the existing house with conforming setbacks.--..Lot 4 takes up the remainder of this side including the lake shore frontage."