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Mayor John Olson and City Council Members
City of Albertville
5975 Main Avenue N.E.
Albertville, Mn. 55301
Re: Park View Place Second Addition - Townhomes
Dear Mayor Olson and Council,
We, at Cascade Land Co., have redesigned an earlier townhome layout. We attended the
June 9th, 1999 Planning Commission meeting and have addressed their concerns with this
redesign.
Our primary reason for proposing the two story townhomes with larger single story end
units is to separate the higher density commercial from the single family homes. The
townhomes will be 30ft. 8 inches in height and will create a vertical separation that
cannot be achieved with retention ponds and very unlikely with lower priced single
family homes that are built adjacent to commercial property.
The townhomes will be owner occupied with each owner being a member of the
Common Interest Community known as Park View Place Townhome Association.
The northerly group of townhomes are positioned between the existing trunk sanitary
sewer line and the wetland to the East. This townhome group would interrupt the view of
the parking lots and the overhead lights. Trying to construct a commercial business in
this resricted area with off street parking would not create a desirable buffer between
commercial and single family users.
We have decreased the number of units from thirty two to twenty eight. This has resulted
in more green space which already had exceeded the R-4 standard. We also added a
green strip between the private driveways.
The living area per unit is at least 1529 sq. ft. There will be at least 480 sq. ft. of attached
garage per unit. No outside storage will be allowed as part of the restrictive covenants.
We agree with Liz Stockman, City Planner, that there should be additional screening
along 57th Street.
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We agree to construct a residential sidewalk on one side of Lachman Avenue from the
southerly boundary ofthe project northerly to 57th Street. This would provide a hookup
to the 57th Street sidewalk for pedestrians.
The projected market for these townhomes would be 45 years of age and up. Much time
and effort has gone into making this a quality project. We have tried to make intelligent
transitions from one zoning use to the next.
If there are any questions you would like to ask, please feel free to call me at 441-8591.
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