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I ! I I I i i I I I I I I I ! i I I I April 3, 1995 TO: City of Ramsey Planning Commission and City Council RE: Request of Patrick McLafferty to rezone 7321 - 154th Lane N.W., Ramsey, MN, to allow him to ¢~perate a foster care home for a maximum of eight (8) youth on the property genbrally known as 7321 154th Lane N.W., Ramsey. We have lived in o~r home at 7341 154th Lane N.W., in Ramsey, for some 24 years. Our home is the p~operty located directly to the west of Mr. McLafferty's property. Until last year when Mr.[ McLafferty moved in, this was entirely a family neighborhood, and we would urge the.i Planning Commission and the City Council to deny Mr. McLafferty's request to increas~ the number of youth for which he can be licensed. Mr. McLafferty sp%ks about protecting his investment. I, personally, think his neighbors in RamSey have much more to be concerned about relative to the investments we h~lve in our properties, which will surely diminish should Mr. McLafferty be grarited his request to rezone. I also believe that tn the future it makes sense for the City of Ramsey to consider making it mandato,W that such businesses be required to obtain a license from the City before being aliow~ad to move into any neighborhood in the City of Ramsey. Perhaps the licensing fee could be such that it would he~p defray the cost of additional services which will be requi~'ed by such a business. If a beauty shop wanted to move into our neighborhood, it v~ould have to have such license before it could move in. Certainly Mr. McLafferty's b~siness is more of a potential risk to the neighborhood than would be a beauty shop (or Some other business). Please consider oUr vote as negative to the request of Mr. McLafferty to rezone so that 7341 154th Lane N.W. Ramsey, MN 55303