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Zoning File #2065 September 14, 1995 Page 2 Scotch Pine Lane was platted as a public road and the City has maintained it as such ever since. Such a road in Orono ’s rural zone today would be platted as a private road outlot. Proposed Vacation/Replat After many years in which only two of the three propeny owners in the Dicon Addition could agree, the new owner of 2435 Scotch Pine, William Toles, has petitioned along with the Marfields and the Hills, to vacate Scotch Pine Lane. Their intent is to use a shared driveway over the vacated roadway for 2425 (Hill) and 2455 (Marfield). Mr. Toles at 2435 is proposmg a separate driveway access directly onto County Road 51, abandoning his use of Scotch Pine Lane altogether. Further, the property owners have agreed on a proposal to split up the vacated Scotch Pine Lane, which they have to do thro- gh a replat since their proposed boundaries do not follow the normal center line at which the County would automatically split out the ownership. Referring to Exhibit E, note that the Hill property includes Lot 4 with their house plus Lot 2 which is the platted corridor giving them private lake access. They currently cross the Scotch Pine Lane cul-de-sac in order to get to their lakeshore. Under the proposed vacation and replat, (see Exhibits F and H) Marfield will gain the west and southwest portions of Scotch Pine Une; Hill will pick up the portion of Scotch Pine adjacent to their house, as well as much of the cul-de-sac. giving them a continuous smgle parcel from the County road to the lake; and Toles on Lot 3 will pick up the end of the cul-de-sac. A short (20’x90’) outlot is proposed for the shared portion of the proposed Ma^ield/Hill driveway. Planning Commission is asked to consider whether the replat results in a new "back lot” which won ’t meet the 150% acreage or setback standards. The Marfield lot would appear to become a "back lot" under this proposal. The property owners intend to remove most of the blacktop, do minor filling as necessary to essentially re-establish the natural grade, and mm the area back into grass. They are willing to grant to the Citv and the public all necessary drainage and utility easements, and have received preliminary^ verbal approval from Hennepin County Public Works for the additional access location onto County Road 51. Easement Vacation Referring to Exhibit G, note that a significant number of easements were originally granted as part of the 1974 plat. These include utility easements along the east and west boundaries; a 50’ utility easement running from the east boundary to the west boundary, and the road easement itself, as well as dedication for 50’ of County Road 51. The plat also showed a wetland to the southeast, but staff is unaware of an easement dedicated for that wetland, and no easement is dedicated in the plat language.