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<br /> <br />Oc-cubar- 7, 199:L. <br /> <br />Tom Brindamour- <br />11915 ~ighland Road <br />Elk Rivar-, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Response to correspondence from <br />receh."ed at Ci tt" hall October <br />the home being constructed <br />Ridgewood East Third Addition. <br /> <br />Mr. Brindamour <br />4, 1991 in regards <br />on Lot 9, Block <br /> <br />to <br />A <br />-= , <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Brindamour: <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The City of Elk River did respond to your concerns regarding <br />increased water ponding on i.our propert~{ due to a home being <br />constructed on Lot 9, Block 4, ?idgewood East Third Addition. <br />Obviously, the City can not force a property owner to bui~d in <br />a location that an adjacent property owner feels is the most <br />desirable. Wha t the City does do as ;;art of the bUJ.J.G.lng <br />permic for a new home, is require that it is demonstrated that <br />a house location and associa~ed grading does no~ affect <br />adjacen~ property due to drainage. <br /> <br />At your request, Marly Glines of ..Joan Oliver and Associates <br />reviewed the pro;iosed location of the home on Lot 9 ',.;ith City <br />staff. Mr. Glines concurred that adequate measures were taken <br />to avoid an increase in water on your property. <br /> <br />When the City reviewed the location proposed by the builder and <br />property owner for the house on Lot 9, we had the benefit of a <br />9 inch rain fall event that took place in little over- <br />twenty-four hours. The high water mark for the ponding r:r-Oiii <br />this rain was evident. 'I'he house proposed on Lot 9 and tne <br />associated fill is outside of this ponding area. The f=e~uency <br />of occu~=ance of this 9 l.ncn rain fall a.v.cut i3 sst:Jiatad a~ <br />loa i"aar:; pl.U3. <br /> <br />(e <br /> <br />Further / b~{ locating tha hvusa ~lcsar tu tha street than ~tuU <br />..-..,.,;: ~--~-- .;.. -- t..._ _"_.._ ~t._ :____ ..__~ __~ <br />WU~_'.... ......=.,:)..~-::::: ..~ :"u ;..JC" a..:....v.,.,,;) ...J..U:: .L.~VJ..1;'" .tct.J..\..i., a.4.L~ U1UJ.': <br />impoJ:'tantly the dri'v"away, to have a steady slope dawn hill tv <br />the street. Thi3 w'"ill alley; the drainage frOm the dri.'la, a <br />lar.;a ;c=ti=i1 of tha r.~cf aud part of the front yard to flv~~ <br />intv tlj,a street .v"'ersus to lour ~lard. In. addition, t~i5 will <br />divert a portion of tha ~atar frclli proparties north of ~vt 9 to <br />the street that currently end up in your property. Water frOm <br />properties north of Lot '3 that do not flow to the street will <br />be di -,tertad around the north and ea.st .sides of the proposed <br />house. 7his is a longer route to your property than this water <br />currently takes. Thi.s should allow more time for absorption <br /> <br />720 Dodge Avenue N.W., Elk River, Minnesota 55330 <br /> <br />(612) 441-7420 <br />