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Crosby stated his is a trunk on a private road. <br /> <br />Mr. Mueller said there is a trunk line and the lines run up to the trunk line. <br /> <br />Council members and Staff discussed the sewer line depicted in green on the aerial map is the trunk line, <br />which is eight-inch PVC, and the size property owners have for their service line. <br /> <br />Mr. Mueller indicated his was a four-inch line. <br /> <br />Walsh noted there are two scenarios: One, the road goes where the applicant wants it because he's got the <br />right to put his road where he wants it, and the City says he needs to get an easement set up with the <br />neighbors. Two, the City gives the applicant access to the back lot but the road has to move to a different <br />location. He does not know why the road was picked to be in the present location versus where the <br />driveway was and said just because there was an existing driveway does not mean it has to go there. He <br />asked the property owner how that decision got made. <br /> <br />Mr. Azad said if he puts the driveway in the middle of the lot, it takes away from the main lot of the <br />house, so it makes perfect sense to put it farther away. Also, when it comes to maintenance like cutting <br />the grass, you have to cross the road to the other side. With the setbacks the City requires, they went a <br />foot beyond that so it would be easier for the maintenance. <br /> <br />Walsh said he could see why the owner would not want a road in the middle of his yard; he’d have people <br />driving through the middle of his property. Helping them out with an easement would be no problem. <br /> <br />Walsh and Seals discussed whether the survey depth of ten feet should be verified as it does not look like <br />there is an as-built for the private line. Seals thought the Muellers would like the depth verified. <br /> <br />Johnson noted Mr. Mueller seems to have a fairly strong understanding of the sewer line location. <br /> <br />Crosby asked if there was a way to make sure the Muellers were not responsible if something did happen <br />to the line underneath the driveway area, and whoever is the homeowner or owns the driveway has to take <br />care of repairing the line even if it is the Muellers' line. <br /> <br />Mattick asked if there was an easement over the property for the Muellers’ line. <br /> <br />Mr. Azad said there was not and until now it never came up. <br /> <br />Johnson said this is a good time to bring up these things. <br /> <br />Walsh stated if it is broke and Mueller needs to get on Azad's property, he does not have the right to do <br />that. They want to solve that issue in addition to where the road should go. <br /> <br />Mattick, Walsh, and Crosby said the Council is looking at an individual wanting access to a landlocked <br />property, the Muellers asking the existing owner to give them an easement for a pipe that already exists <br />on his property, and the Muellers’ concern for the sewer line pipe breaking and not wanting to be held <br />liable for it. <br /> <br />Mattick and Walsh discussed that it was the City’s decision to put the Muellers’ pipe in that location 30 <br />years ago, although Walsh did not think the City put in the service lateral. <br /> <br />Mr. Mueller said all the homeowners had to hook up to the line when the City put the line in.