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To the mayor and city council membe�of Lake Elmo — <br />I would like to address the issue of the PF zoning ordinance currently under your <br />consideration. <br />As a resident of Lake Elmo I am interested in the preservation of the general character of <br />this unique area. I am also interested in seeing that adequate accommodation is made for <br />places of worship to serve my community. <br />I have attended some of the planning committee meetings and my impression is that they <br />have drafted an unnecessarily restrictive ordinance. <br />I have heard the arguments about how the light and traffic generated by churches and their <br />patrons is disruptive to a neighborhood and necessitates huge buffer zones. I have also <br />heard some rationale about harm to the environment. These arguments sound ingenuine and <br />misdirected. I cannot think of a better neighbor than a church. <br />I have also looked at some of the sites that will be affected by this ordinance and cannot see <br />how those aforementioned arguments would be relevant to those properties. <br />I am of the opinion that some reasonable compromises could easily be made that have not <br />been seriously considered. <br />Please find some position that is more helpful and welcoming to those who wish to serve <br />the people of Lake Elmo. <br />Sin erely <br />Nate Sabin <br />8080 59th St. <br />Lake Elmo <br />651-773-9498 <br />