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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: March 8, 2004 ITEM NO.: Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: Name Gregory A.Gappa Public Services Director's Report Title Director of Public Services Item Description: Easement 1355 Tonkawa Road This property is located at the end of the private road in the Tonkawa Shores Subdivision, a three lot subdivision,which is located across Tonkawa Road from the Maxwell Bay public boat landing. This development has a narrow private road that does not have a cul de sac at the end of the road as the residents were concerned about public traffic from the boat landing using the road if it was too wide with a large turnaround area. This development was first platted with provisions for a hammer head type of turn around,but before the project construction was completed an additional property was added to the west end of the development. When the property was replatted to include the additional property and enlarge the three lots,no provisions for a turnaround were included in the revised plat. The City has a sanitary sewer line with several manholes located on the south side of this property, and we have been using the driveway for 1355 Tonkawa Road to turn around when we need to access the manholes. The driveway includes a circular turnaround with a 25' radius and a grass island in the center of the turnaround. The City standard for a cul de sac is a 40' paved radius, so this turnaround area is actually smaller than a standard cul de sac. The property owners are willing to grant the City an easement across their driveway for a turnaround area. The standard procedure for hardcover in easement areas is to remove both the area of the easement and the hardcover in the easement area from the hardcover calculations for the property. The provision of this easement brings the property into compliance for hardcover in the 75' to 250' zone and provides the City with a legal turnaround area. This concept results in the efficient utilization of hardcover, and the turnaround area is smaller than a standard 40' radius cul de sac. The property owners are providing this easement at no costs to the City and have paid for the surveying and legal costs to prepare the easement documents. We are recommending approval of this easement agreement COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: Motion to approve the easement agreement to the City of Orono for a turnaround area on the property located at 1355 Tonkawa Road.