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#544 <br />TO: <br />PROM: <br />Planning Cononlssion and Council <br />Jeanne A. Mabusth, Zoning Administrator <br />DATE:March 25, 1980 <br />SUBJECT:#544 Fred S. Ryan, 1345 North Arm Drive <br />Glen R. Carlson, 1359 Park Drive <br />Vacation of Lafayette Avenue and j'ark area <br />WORK SESSION <br />Glen R. Carlson and Fred S. Ryan request the vacation of Lafayette <br />Avenue, an unimproved public road and a designated "island" park <br />adjacent to their front yards. The area has fallen use to the <br />neighborhood children who have created dirt bike trails in the <br />summer and a snowmobile race track in the winter. The subject area <br />is not maintained by the City. In passing, one would assume portions <br />of the public owned land is part of the applicant's front lawns. <br />Issues to be considered: <br />Park Land - can the city vacate lands dedicated for park purposes <br />in a plat? City Attorney to review approving lemguage <br />of the original plat. Saga Hill Revised. <br />Suggested Public Benefits: <br />1. Additional land back on tax rolls. <br />2. Remove the attractive nuisance and potential hazard. <br />3. City will not have to maintain the subject area. <br />Public Works Director's Comments (See memo dated February 4, 1980): <br />1. <br />2. <br />Park Drive maintain 60' right of way. <br />Easements required over sanitary sewer stub and any other <br />utilities located within area to be vacated. Applicant to <br />be responsible for location of all utilities. <br />[» <br />f' <br />Hennepin County Highway Department's Review (See letter dated Jan. 25, 1980): <br />1. Existing right of way is adequate. <br />2. If City is to acquire Cty. Rd. 151 at some future date, should <br />City acquire additional 8' cf right of way to be consistent? <br />Public Hearing scheduled for April 21, 1980 at 7:30 P.M.