Email from Mark Diede 03-27-2014Meuwissen, Kim
From: AI-Jaff, Sharmeen
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 3:17 PM
To: Meuwissen, Kim
Subject: FW: Boulder Cove thoughts from an outsider
From: Mark Diede [mailto:mark_diede@msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 1:09 PM
To: AI-Jaff, Sharmeen
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Maddy (dustinmaddy@gmail.com); Jennifer Labadie(jenniferlabadieesq@hotmail.com); Larry Muehlberg
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Subject: RE: Boulder Cove thoughts from an outsider
Part deux
What I am having trouble grasping is this parcel must have been zoned medium density sometime ago. My
guess is the zoners assumed access was to be on highway 7. Now that higway 7 is not accepting any more
"connections", it seems like there is a loophole in the zoning law. Loophole meaning diverting access to a
cattle path to the north all the while meandering your way through low density homes.
It seems like zoning should change since the county is not allowing direct access to highway 7. A medium
density development would work fine there if access was off 7 or a frontage road connecting with highway 7.
The address and the intended trunk for this development is 3670 HWY 7. The proposed plat should be
converted to low density housing.
Mark Diede
Eden Prairie
From: mark diede@msn.com
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Subject: Boulder Cove thoughts from an outsider
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:25:09 -0600
To me NextGen Series homes should not be considered for this site and that type of house should be
considered medium to high density housing for this area. This project is really pigeon holing 62 homes in this
property. If the zoning accommodates 62 homes, then so be it and all the power to the developer. However,
you have to think worst case scenario and all those folks could rent or have 2 households in each lot. That
property and area cannot handle 62 homes. Two separate entries means a duplex. NextGen seems like a
marketing ploy used to bypass zoning laws as buildable land in the Minnetonka school district is non-existent.
The amount you benefit from an increased tax base by craming more people in there could come back to
haunt you later. Please enforce the rules and keep this area similar to what exists today. The people that live
around there are all like minded people and any new development should fit into that mold - big lots and
single family homes.
Mark Diede
Eden Prairie
P.S.
I had recently written a letter to the city of Shorewood regarding how unsafe Strawberry lane is for kids
walking to Minnewashta Elementary. Keep that in mind if 62 homes are added in the Cove.