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<br />set and impacting their future values of their property. He noted he has a document that Mr. James <br />in 1986 donated the property and is not tied directly into his title so he did not know if that was <br />actually done but it was notarized, signed and accepted by the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />Mr. Chad Wiech, stated he is the fee owner of the property and there are no encumbrances on this <br />property. He noted he has a copy of his Title Insurance, Schedule A and B for the City. He noted <br />when he did his research and paid his attorney and paid for a title insurance policy of the same, there <br />was no indication and there is no title encumbrance on the property that would preclude it from <br />being used as a residential lot. He stated the one difficulty he came to the City was because the <br />surrounding properties are all 2.5 acres and the concerns of everyone here and his objective is to not <br />give up his rights if he had them either and he is not before them to take away anything from his <br />neighbors. The difficulty for him and everyone else is that in order for them to get a sewer line in <br />there is very prohibitive. He indicated he would be more than happy to agree to hook up to City <br />sewer and water when available. He stated he is not at the meeting to be a bad guy. He stated the <br />owner of Alpaca Estates sold him a lot along with other land in the area and he has a certificate of <br />Title. He noted he also has an extensive UL T A Survey along with other surveys and reports and <br />does have clear fee title to it. He stated before him the Alpaca Estates partnership has paid taxes for <br />this property for a number of years. <br /> <br />Mr. Eugene H. Leonhardt, 8005 142nd Avenue NW, stated they could not get counsel quick enough <br />to defend themselves for a property that has been deeded to them some time ago. He stated under <br />those rights they claim to have that lot should still be protected to them. He felt this whole thing is <br />a charade for other purposes. There is land adjacent to them that is developable at 1 lIz acre lots and <br />he thought that was the reason for this. He thought if the City allows this variance, they will open <br />the door for a different type of development and devalue their property. He would like for the <br />Board to take this into consideration when reviewing this application. <br /> <br />Mr. Larry Johnson, 7929 142nd Avenue, stated he wanted to talk about the valuation of their 2.5 <br />acres lots and what they will have if they put in 1.5 acre lots in the area. He thought it will devalue <br />their properties. He thought the Council should go and look at this lot because it is low land and <br />something they should look at. <br /> <br />Chairperson VanScoy wondered if there was any indication of where the ordinary high water line <br />was on the map. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated there is a flood elevation for the Mississippi River and anything that <br />would be built would need to be at least one foot above that. <br /> <br />Chairperson VanScoy wondered what the elevation was from the flood elevation to where it is <br />proposed to build the home. <br /> <br />Associate Planner DaInes stated the highest elevation showing on the plan is 856.1. She noted there <br />is a six foot difference between the lowest and highest elevation on the property. <br /> <br />Chairperson VanScoy wondered what the high water line represents. <br /> <br />Board of Adjustment/August 2, 2007 <br />Page 5 of 12 <br />