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Zoning File #2065September 14, 1995Page 2.i™-, ^ road »«i Ihe City has maintained it as such evermce. Such a road m Orono’s rural zone today would be platted as a private road outlot.Protwsed Vacation/ReplarAfter many years in which only two of the three property owners in the Dicon Addition Scotch Pine, William Toles, has petitioned alone with the Marfields and the Hills, to vacate Scotch Pine Lane. Their intent is to use a shared drivewav over the vacated roadway for 2425 (Hill) and 2455 (Marfield). Mr. Toles at 2435 is proposing 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 through 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 I.ane 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 trom 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 ’) outjot is proposed for the shared ponion of the proposed Marfield/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 propeny owners intend to remove most of the blacktop, do minor filling as necessary to essentially re-establish the natural grade, and turn the area back into grass. They are willing to grant to the City and the public all necessary drainage and utilitv easements, and have received preliminary verbal approval from Hennepin County Public VVorks for the additional access location onto County Road 5 1. Easement Vacation Referring to Exhibit G. note that a significant number of easements were originally granted as pan of the 1974 plat. These include utility easements along the east and west Doundaries; a 50 ’ utility easement running from the cast boundary to the west boundaty and the road easement itself, as well as dedication for 50 ’ of County Road 51. The plat also’showed a wetland to die southeast, but staff is unaware of an easement dedicated for that wetland, and no easement is dedicated in the plat language.