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From: Date: Subject: Chair Lindquist and Orono Planning Commission Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator Michael P. Gaffron, Senior Planning Coordinator September 11, 1997 #2294 LGA Investment Group, 1181 Wildhurst Trail/Garden Lane - Preliminary Subdivision & Street Vacation - Public Hearing Zoning District:LR-IB, Single Family Lakeshore Residential, Sewered Minimum Lot Area Required: 1.00 acre Minimum Lot Width Required: 140' Summary of Request Applicants propose a 7 lot subdivision of 8.89 acres primarily located between Wildhurst Trail and undeveloped Garden Lane, also including a parcel west of Garden Lane. This property has been informally known as the 'Soskin Property' and also includes the Sollner Lot 90. The application involves the construction of new public roads, vacation of a portion of Garden Lane, and creation of new building sites as well as stormwater facilities and municipal sewer. Lbt of Exhibits A - Application B - Plat Map C - Property Owners List Plan Sheets 1-4 Submitted August 29, 1997 Initial Grading Plan Submitted To Meet August 22, 1997 Deadline City Engineer's Comments Planning Commission Minutes of May 19, 1997 Staff Memo and Selected Exhibits of May 16, 1997 I. Right-of-Way Vacation Applicant proposes vacation of a 60' x 325' segment of undeveloped Garden Lane, replacing it with a 50' x 400' segment of new public road offset approximately 100' to the east. The vacation will allow for two building sites on the west side of the road. (See Exhibit D) Garden Lane was dedicated as right-of-way in the plat of Tonkaview Gardens in 1921. While an old farm road exists within the right-of-way, the City has not opened nor maintained the road. The City has no existing utilities in the portion of Garden Lane to be vacated. Staff has requested confirmation from utility companies as to their current use of the right-of-way and/or the need for easements. No responses have been received as of this writing.