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Home fronts provide an open welcome feel into the community with a generous distance from the curb (as opposed to the standard 44 feet). Views constantly change as you drive, bicycle, or walk through this development. THE FEEL OF AN ESTATE SIZE LOT Instead of homes being a steady 120 feet apart front to front, the distance between home fronts meander as much as 200 feet creating vast open areas that will serve as a visual illusion of a larger area from the home. It is the setback from the street that gives the "feel" of a large lot, NOT the lot width. If all homes are placed at the same setback you cannot get a sense of scale, thus there is no illusion of larger lots. Since all "coved" lots meander and the street winds through with little relationship to a constant setback, the sense of scale is enhanced. These are larger lots, averaging over 13,000 square feet. A coved development must be a Planned Unit Development (PUD) as existing Minnesota Plat Law does not allow the showing of a variable setback line to be on a recorded subdivision plat unless that plat is a PUD. The setback lines serving as a "blanket" utility and access easement. It is this blanket easement that allows further reduction in main utility line lengths and allows the walkway to meander instead of paralleling the street. VALUE AND MARKETABILITY Value in a home should be one of the main focuses for the City of Lino Lakes as homes that keep their value for many generations to come will assure that your city will be a livable community for many generations. It is this continuing home value that creates a community that passes the test of time. The sense of beauty, space and community within our layout is unusual for today's suburban development. During the aging of the development when the pavement cracks and the architecture is no longer in vogue, a development needs character to survive long periods.