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A To:Chair Peterson and Orono Planning Commission Membe’-s Ron Moorse, City Administrator From:Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator Date:August 15, 1996 Subject:#2155 Nancy Krause'Don Handlin and City of Orono, 3860 North Shore Drive - Subdivision of a Lot Line Rearrangement - Public Hearing Zoning District: LR-IC, Single Family Lakeshore Residential, 1/2 Acre Application: Request for approval of a subdivision of City-owned tax forfeit land to allow conveyance of a 2,000 s.f. portion of the City property to the County, for sale to the adjacent pronerty owner. The purpose of this process is to accommodate the applicants' existing driveway. List of Exhibits A - B - Application Plat Map C - Property Owners List D • Survey Ron Moorse Memo 5/13/96 with Survey Council Minutes 5/13/96 G - John Gerhardson Memo 12/18/95 H - Applicants ’ Letter of Request 11/20/95 with Agreement Sketch: Relationship to Sewer Locations Topography E F Background Please review the May 13th "Request for Council Action" memo. Briefly, in 1995 the applicants purchased the property at 3860 North Shore Drive. At the time of the purchase, they were informed by the sellers that the driveway serving the property is non-conforming in that it extends into the adjacent property which is owned by the City. The adjacent City parcel is tax forfeit land acquired by the City for drainage and sanitary sewer purposes. The City parcel includes a wetland and has a sanitary sewer line traversing it. Because the non-conforming driveway created a cloud on the property title, the sellers placed $3,000 in escrow to enable the driveway issue to be resolved, by either allowing applicants to construct a new driveway totally within their property, or finding a way to make the current driveway conforming by acquiring an easement from the City or acquiring land from the City.