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TO:Chair Lindquist and Orono Planning Commission Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator FROM: DATE: Michael P. Gaffron, Senior Planning Coordinator August 13, 1997 SUBJECT: #2272/2277 Wyatt and Nancy Moe, 1220 Loma Linda/1230 Spruce Place: A. Subdivision of a Lot Line Rearrangement B. Lot Area/Lot Width/Hardcover Variances C. Vacation of Dedicated Public Roads and Park Zoaing District; LR-IB, Single Family Lakeshore Residential, I acre, sewered. List of Exhibits A - Survey/Staff Sketch B - Vacation Application C - Revised Variance Application D - Notice of Planning Commission Action 7/31/97 E - Hardcover Request Correction F - Memo and Exhibits of 7/16/97 Revisions to Origina. Application TOis Item was tabled at the July meeting to allow applicant to revise and amend the application. Applicants have formally applied for the vacation of dedicated public right-of-way and park, and have revised their variance application to include lot area and width as well as hardcover for the proposed layout. lui uic Vacation of Road and Park Areas After reviewing *e right-of-vvay issue, Public Works and Zoning staff concluded that the existing 40 nght-of-way for Spruce Place should not be vacated, but the dedicated roadway east of the park between its north and south extremities, could be vacated. This results in the City retaining its ability to relocate Spruce Place further north and off of the property to the south of the park, if that tecomes necessa^ for some reason in the future. While there is no intent to move Spruce Place, the tact that It IS partirfly encroaching on the property to the south suggests that the City should leave Its options open. T^s reduces the size of the area to be vacated to approximately 9,000 s.f„ which IS stdl larger than the 7,000 s.t portion of Lot 5 and vacated Portland Place to be dedicated back to