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July 14, 2017 Elk River City Council and Staff; We are requesting a Concept Review of our 14.97 acre parcel of property at 13432 Meadowvale Rd. NW Elk River, MN for the purpose of development into residential housing. The parcel's current zoning is R1 a with 2.5 acre minimum lot size. As the adjacent develop- ment, Countryside Acres, is also zoned R 1 a and has a 1 acre minimum lot size, we respectfully request your consideration /review of the attached documents /plans and provide feedback to the following questions: How open would the City of Elk River be to rezoning this property to R1 b to allow lot sizes smaller than 2.5 acres on this parcel of land? • Drainage Easement Vacation: We propose vacating a portion of the drainage easement in order to build the cul -de -sac and, hopefully, utilize some of the land for lots. History: The drainage easement was granted to the City of Elk River in 2000 when we purchase the original (23 acre) property in 2000. At that time, we requested a divisional split (for financing purposes). The city listed a drainage easement as a condition of the split due to their concerns of flooding on Lander Street which was occurring at that time. The agreement between the City of Elk River and the landowners (us) stated that any changes to the land within the drainage easement would need to first be approved by the landowner and upon completion of the work, the drainage easement would be re- duced as much as possible. An agreed plan was not reached between the city and the landowners (us) so alternative work was done to address the flooding concern (ditch repairs etc.). The repairs appear to have addressed the root cause of the flooding is- sues as there has not been flooding in the area since the ditch repairs were completed. Because the drainage easement was placed on the property to address a specific con- cern which has since been resolved, and taking into account that the drainage ease- ment was granted without compensation to the landowner, we respectfully request that the drainage easement be vacated. Thank you for your time and consideration on this review. We look forward to your response. Mark and Lori Amborn 13432 Meadowvale Rd. NW Elk River, MN 55330