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Zoning File #2065 Septembe r 14. 1995 Page: Scotch Pine Lane was platted as a public road and the City has mainuuned it as such ever since. Such a road in Orono’s rural zone today would be planed as a private road outlot. Proposed Vacation/Replat After many years in which onlv tw o of the three property owners in the Dkon Addition could agree, the new owner of 2435 &otch 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 Puk Lane altogether. Further, the property owners have agreed on a proposal to split up the vacated Scokh Pine Lane, which they have to do through a replat since their proposed boundanes do n^ 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 I 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 Lane; 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 single parcel from the County road to the lake; and Toles on Lot 3 wUl pick up the end A short (20’x90*) outlot is proposed for the shared portion of the proposed Marflcla/nUi driveway. Haniiing Commission b asked to consider whether the to « i^ "back tot" which won’t meet the 150% acreage or setback standards. The Marfield tot would appea** 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-esublish the natural grade, and turn the area back into grass. They arc wiMing to grant to the City and the public all necessary drainage and utility easements, and have received preliminary verbal approval from Hennepin County Public Works for the addiuonal 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 ^ ^t west boundaries; a 50’ utUity easement tuiining from the east boundary to the west bound^, ^ t^ road easement itself, as well as dedication for 50’ of County Road 51. The plat also 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.