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SOUITHWIND HOLDINGS LLC 5615 1501h St N #192 Hugo, MN 55038 May 19, 2022 Rachel Juba Community Development Director City of Hugo Re: 16345 Everton Ave. N.also known as Oneka Prairie, Hugo, MN Dear Rachel, in reviewing the sections regarding Planned Unit Developments as written, I would like to use this letter as our way of introduction to the City for this development and to show that our expectations match that of the City. Based on the 7 subsection items as listed in the PUD criteria we are answering them as follows; Oneka Prairie PUD Purpose and Intent: (1)The proposed 25-acre development, located at 16345 Everton Ave N, referred to as Oneka Prairie, is a continuation of the mixed housing development to the south, known as Oneka Place. Oneka Prairie protects, preserves and enhances the existing onsite wetlands and open spaces. With these new homesites and streetscape; it is in keeping with the scale, character and general height of the existing neighborhood. Oneka Prairie will expand the supply of housing in the City of Hugo. (2) The preliminary plan for Oneka Prairie will provide 60 buildable lots; with a mixture of sizes to allow flexibility in the individual home designs. The smallest lot width will be 65 feet and the largest will be 88 feet. The side yard setbacks will be 7.5 feet from each property line. The front and rear setbacks will be 30 feet at the minimum. All of the lots will have lower levels and will be walkout or look out style. (3)The site plan design consists of gentle winding streets, a generous cul-de-sac, varied lot sizes as noted in the paragraph above. Great care has been taken in this design to avoid impacting existing wetland areas. Additionally based on our refined wetland delineation we are able to enhance some of the wetland areas to create storm water ponding that will be used to supply the individual homes exterior watering needs. By doing this our neighborhood, will lessen the burden on the domestic ground water aquifers that serve the City and the surrounding communities. Each homesite will be assessed a small annual fee to support this aspect and keep it viable. (4) The goal of our plan is to provide a development with expanded and varying single family lot sizes, aesthetic visual interest, along with balancing the feasibility of the project. (5) To enhance our neighborhood, and based on some future feasibility discussions with staff, we feel that a small neighborhood pocket park would add to the ambience of this community. We have identified out lot G located in the center of the neighborhood as an ideal location. This location will make it easily accessible to all of the new residents. (6) In order to facilitate the ease of traffic flow in the area our plan shows a continuation of the existing surface streets from the south as traditional access points. Additionally, we will provide future access to the north and east when those areas develop in the future. (7)The Oneka Preserve neighborhood is designed to be compatible with other neighborhoods in the City. Our goal is to follow and provide a consistent land use that will compliment what is already in place in the surrounding neighborhoods.