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Scotch Pine Lane Residents <br />August 24, 1995 <br />Page 2 <br />The moratorium is intended to provide the Cit>- with the oppominitv* to review a number of <br />issues regarding the use of private driveways and private roads. We are submitting your letter <br />to the Council in their packet for this coming Monday night meeting, although diis item is not <br />intended to appear formally on the agenda. A copy of the memo to the Council is attached. <br />Approval process , u u <br />Your request involves two defined applications which require review and approval by the <br />Planning Commission, including a public hearing at the Planning Commission. These include <br />a request for vacation of Scotch Pine Lane, and additionally a replat of the entire Dicon <br />Addition. These two applications can be applied for concurrently and reviewed concurrently. <br />The application packages for each are attached. <br />I have discussed with Keith Dahl of BRW the general requirements for vacation and replat. <br />While the specific submittals are listed in the application packet, basically you must provide a <br />detailed cenificate of survey which includes all information shown on the original Dicon <br />Addition plat, plus showing all improvements including house locations, existing driveways, <br />actual sewer and storm sewer locations, etc. <br />Additionally, the dimensioned location of proposed lot lines must be defined, along with <br />proposed location and layout of the new driveways. <br />As part of the vacation approval, the City will require granting of the necessary utility <br />easements, and likely will expect you to redefine the wetland easement to match current wetland <br />boundaries. <br />Additional submittals listed in the application forms must accompany your application, including <br />the cenified propertv owners list which is obtained from Hennepin County. The application <br />deadline for the September 18th Planning Commission meeting is Friday, August 25th at noon. <br />This deadline is necessary in order for staff to complete the necessary documents for publishmg <br />legal notice of the public hearing required in these applications. If you were meet the August, <br />ilh dMdiine a Dublic hearing would be held by the Planning Commission on September 18th, <br />with Council review scheduled for October 9th. and potential final approval by the City CouncU <br />on October 23rd. If vou can’t meet the August 25th deadline, the next deadline date would be <br />September 22nd7which would result in a Planning Commission pubUc hearing on October 16th. <br />with Councir review on November 13th and final CouncU action as early as November 27th. <br />I am enclosing the vacation (general land use) application and the replat (subdivision) application <br />packages, in addition to a memo with your letter which is being forwarded to the City Council. <br />We should know after Monday night’s meeting the Council’s initial reaction to your proposal, <br />and can proceed accordingly per the schedule dependent on when your formal application is <br />received.