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July 6, 1994 Mr. Joel Hanson, City Administrator Mr. Steve Grittmann, City Planner City of Little Canada 515 Little Canada Road Little Canada, MN 55117 Re: Roseville Area Middle School submission for conditional use permit (9470) Dear Mr. Hanson, Mr. Grittmann, Members of the planning Commission, Members of the Council, We have applied for and are requesting a conditional use permit for the Roseville Area Middle School for the installation of fencing that exceeds the allowable limitations of the city of Little Canada's zoning ordinance. The applications are for a 10' -0" high fence along the north property line of the west soccer fields at the school (the fence falls approximately on the centerline of the vacated Transit Avenue). Additionally we would like to install a 15' -0" high fence along the north side of the new tennis courts that will be constructed along the east edge of the previously mentioned soccer fields. We feel that there is a definite need for these fences. The north side of the vacated Transit Avenue is a trailer court that for many years has had to endure the numerous soccer balls that have been kicked over the existing 5' fence into peoples yards. By installing a higher fence along this edge, we can more effectively control the activities of the middle school students and prevent potential mishaps in the trailer court by preventing the balls and students from inadvertent travel into the trailer park. While a 6 1/2' high fence would be an improvement over the existing fence, we feel that it still would not go very far in solving the problem. We feel that the trailer court residents adjacent to the play field would benefit from the fence in that there would be fewer, if any, instances where students will need to enter their property to retrieve balls. The same logic was used to arrive at the 15' -0" height request for the tennis courts. Again, we have an activity with 6th and 7th grade students playing tennis and not really having control of where the ball goes. We feel that as an added measure of protection and control, we need to have a higher fence along the north side of the courts, again because this is adjacent to the trailer court. Past experience at the middle school has shown that a 10' high fence is not high enough to keep the balls in the court. P: \94 \70 \C\RM070594. DOC Page 144 Cuningham Hamilton Quiter, P.A. Architects 201 Main SI. S.E. Suite 325 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Telephone: 612- 379 -3400 Facsimile. 612- 379 -4400 John W. Cuningham. FAIA John E. Hamilton. AIA John E. 0uiler, AIA Thomas L. Hoskens, AIA