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Presentation Community Development Director Frolik stated that Mr. A1 Kempf resides at Boulevard NW, Ramsey. As part of the T.H. #47 improvement project, Mr. mature trees that were located between the front of his home and the stated that those trees acted as a noise and visual buffer from the traffic. City staff regarding constructing a six-foot privacy fence across the replace the buffering effect previously provided by the trees. Mr. yard fences are restricted to decorative fences not exceeding four 2000, the City received an application from A1 Kempf for a four-foot front yard fence height restriction. One concern obstruct visibility of the house numbers from the public On a site visit, it became apparent that Mr. approximately two to three feet into the highway front property line, it is highly likely that some of the improvements would be damaged. Staff consulted with Mr. Permits Division. He indicated that Mr. Kempf would need a locate the fence as proposed, but it is VanWagner stated that as an some additional vegetation request for a six-foot high Evidence of a permit from ~OT right-of-way. several .f has that located the fence placed on the the highway gner.in the MnDOT MnDOT in order to Mr. ;tablishment of approval of the the subject property. encroaches the highway' Citizen Input , ,.~-',,,r~ ..... A1 Kempf, .[5~20 St. FrancLsiBoulevard ~, stated ~at he is ~e ody person along T.H. g47..,.With' the legal lo~esmption that mt into ~e ~ddle of the hghway. He explain0d~t with the expan~on ofT.H. ~47 lawn ~ea, a fence, eight mature trees which ,, . ~ ~' . %: ; ~ ,,~z~ provided PfiX~ ~d a som&ba~er. Du~e condemation process the Ci~ a~eed to save five large bl~e spruce ~'~ 6h:::~he~.P~P~? but m~y of ~e roots were le~ exposed for some ..~time'. ~e curbing.:'is. ~.~..'n;TM:,,: five feet.. .cl°~;~fh~ the ofi~nal location offs fence ~d noted ~at he O ~, ~¢-::'w~,?~ ...... ~. ~so .Pr m~sed a ~s yard w~ch he h~ yet to see. Co~issi0ner Reeve inquired 'ff ~ K~pf would be willing to locate the fence out of the fight- of-way. %.: ,::,~:.:;' Mr. Kempf replied yes, but explained ~at by placing the fence in that location he will d~age · e roots on the Blue spruce trees and it has been the CiW's contention all along ~at they did not ,ant to pay f0r'mose trees. Vi'ce,Cha~erson Kociscak stated that he would not be opposed to having ~e fence out as fir as he c~.but if MnDOT is not willing to approve a pe~it, then the Ci~ does not have much of a choice regarding the location. Plann~g Commissio~October 3, 2000 Page 5 of 16 -15-