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SB Associates,Inc. October 15, 2002 The Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Staff City of St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Road Northeast w:+ St. Anthony Village, MN 55418-1603 Re: Driveway Concerns at 2616 Pahl Avenue WSB Project No. 1065-23 x' Dear Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Staff: k This letter is being written in regard to concerns received from the homeowners at 2616 J-' Pahl Avenue in regards to the slope of their driveway. By way of background in 1999, we reconstructed the intersection of Pahl Avenue and Wilson Street as part of the flood mitigation improvements in St. Anthony. Part of these improvements included lowering the intersection of Wilson Street and Pahl Avenue by approximately 1.5 feet. This home is located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Wilson and Pahl Avenue. As a result of this construction, the driveway elevation was altered by approximately one foot by lowering Wilson Street to accommodate additional storm water storage in the intersection and to allow for the water to flow into the new holding ponds located in the southeast corner of the intersection. The slope of the driveway, prior to construction, was approximately 11.25% in the steepest portion with a 7.5/o grade extending from the garage streetward 10 feet; please see _-- attached diagram and photos. The new driveway consists of a constant 13.33% grade from the garage to the street. During construction, the following changes were made to the z. property at 2616 Pahl Avenue based on conversations with the resident to minimize the impact to their property from construction activities. These changes were as follows: 1. At the residents' request, a retaining wall, which had been planned to be placed at x:. >.' the right-of-way boundary along Wilson and Pahl Avenue, was moved up to the house. The yard was reshaped and resodded to provide for flatter slopes ~ 4 approaching the house from the street. 2. New steps were constructed to accommodate the change in grade at the house due `'mot to the relocation of the retaining wall. �K 3i' p 3. The driveway was completely reconstructed from the street to the garage to provide 4�5WOl on ,_ ,: the flattest slope possible. Memorial rtiianway: 4. The resident paid for, and requested an addition to the driveway, which would Sul t43oU; accommodate a future two-car garage expansion to the south of their existing .�;. Tinneapof�s-, x��;; garage. a ; a inneso t a;5, h 55422 763.54 4800: 763-541:c1700.EAX Minneapolis • St. Cloud • Equal Opportunity Emp pWTN\1(1(5-21\100702 mavnndoc F-Z3