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. " , . R E r. F.I v E 0 ocr 4 1991 11915 Highland Road Elk River, MN 55330 ~ Se~tember 25, 1991 The City of Elk River Patrick Klaers Mayor James Tralle Members of the Ci~y Council 720 Oodge Avenue Elk River, MN 55330 Oear Mr. Klaers: The letter is in response to the letter! received September 17, 1991 from Terry Zazac (Building Inspector, City of Elk River). The above mentioned letter concerned the location of a proposed home on Lot 9, Block 4, Ridgewood East. This par~icular lot is adjoining my property, which is Lot la, Block 4, Ridgewood East. e On September 12, 1991, I discussed this situation with Mar~y Glines, an em;1loyee of John Oliver & Associates in Elk River. He in tU=:1 talked to Steve Rohlf and i~ was decided that ~~e proper placemen~ of ~~e orooosed home on Lot 9 would be in ~~e rear or back oa~ of ~e lot.- Locating the proposed home on the rear of the lot was accep~able and agreeable to me. However, t~e nex~ day ~~e location of the house was in ~"e same area (in the front of the 10'1:) and the foo,:ings were' placed and poured. Wnen! wen~ and spoke wi~h Steve Rohlf I was told ~~at I could not do an~"ing to my property because of the nat~ral flow of wa'Cer to a lower cor~er of my proper~y, whi~" has no drainage easement at ~~is time. . By placing the new home (Lot 9) on the front area of ~~e lot, there will be a subs'Cantial change in ~~e natural drainag~ of Lo'1: 9, in that ~"e lowest area of that lot will now be primarily filled by a basemen'1: dwelling and ultimately ~"e backfilling process. Prior to ~"is occ~rance, there was a great deal of water absorbtion in that low area as i'C is si'Cua'Ced in a secondary ring of ~"e exis'1:ing land topography. There is no question that allowing the home to be built in t~a'1: area will create a direc~ affec,: on the volume of wa'Cer forced 'Co the low area on my proper'Cy. Obviously this is a situation ~"at I cannot s'Cand by and allow to happen, therefor, I must insist that you give ~"is your i~~ediate a'C~ention and s~op the cons'Cruc~ion on Lot 9 ~~til the topography and drainage of ~"is area can be more closely s'Cudied. '" . I will do whatever I can to work wi~~ ~"e City in finding a solution to this problem but I will not allow more water to be shi~ped to my lot ~"ereby leaving ~~e balance of my proper'CY unusable for expansion of my home and/or garage.