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Chris Anderson <br />From: Dan Guynn [danguynn@mindspring.com] <br />Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 6:56 PM <br />To: Chris Anderson <br />Subject: Concerns regarding request for Home Occupation Permit <br />Chris, <br />Thanks very much for you help understanding the scope of the permit requested by our neighbor <br />and the permitting process. <br />Our concerns are described below; we will also send the commission a paper copy by mail. <br />Dan <br />Re: Request from Lawrence and Paula Ferber for a Home Occupation Permit, <br />Auto body repair shop, Lot 1, Block 1, Whitetail Meadows, Anoka County, Minnesota <br />We live immediately adjoining the subject property, on Lot 2. Although we have had no <br />problems with the Ferbers' business as it has operated thus far, a horrible experience with <br />a similar situation in another locality makes us worry about a possible repeat of those <br />troubles. <br />In that prior case, shortly after we had built on a rural property, the adjacent land owners <br />began bringing in junked cars. They told us they just did a little work for friends. Before <br />long it became a full-fledged junk yard - hundreds of vehicles -- in violation of all the <br />laws and regulations. It was ugly, it was noisy at all hours, and it lowered property <br />values for everyone around. Orders from county zoning went ignored. Only after multiple <br />court hearings, when a judge began issuing expensive citations for contempt, was the junk <br />removed. Getting this resolved took a lot of time, effort, and emotional stress. We don't <br />want to go through that again. <br />The Ferbers' business has not been like that. But we want the City to make sure that the <br />permit, if issued, does not allow anything similar to happen in the future. <br />Our neighborhood is pleasant, quiet, rural residential suburbia, a nice place to live. We <br />urge the Planning Commission to include limits on hours of operation, traffic, and <br />(preferably no) signage, to keep the business no larger than it currently is. We urge that <br />the permit, if issued, apply only to the Ferbers and not to future owners. And of course, <br />we oppose any outdoor storage of junked vehicles. <br />Sincerely, <br />Dan Guynn, Jr. & Pamela L. Guynn <br />17411 Baugh St. NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />1 <br />