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ing Administfato? <br />>f Vine Place ft Forest Boulevard <br />ration of Streets, Alleys, and <br />Forest Boulevard, the reswinder <br />iga Hill Revised, plat. <br />rated <br />Jt Boulevu’^d “ Lf cation of <br />jlished the rec <br />ion of Forest <br />a park of the S' <br />.nvolvino nine i <br />4, 5, 6, 7, and <br />; wish to be inc <br />lired two legal <br />Boulevard* the <br />ga Hill Revised <br />roperties. Staff <br />, Block 15, Saga <br />luded in current <br />aintaining th« <br />review Exhibit <br />decision wo <br />a connectinc <br />lake that occt <br />undeveloped or <br />P. The vacation <br />Id prohibit the <br />■hrough road not <br />lies the majority <br />4 o 4* 4 T\ /y c catuf A If*l-inAA fExhibit K) <br />si:.:.--. : -i: <br />Xoaiag File ftiasi Karch 14, 19t8 Page 2 of )ii . •• ■ V-.: ■staff has reviewed the proposed applicatica with the City Attorney's office and asked if there was any problem with vacating portions of the onistproved right-of-way rather than asking for a total vacation. The <br />Attorney's office advised that State Statute does not establish standards <br />for partial or total vacations and that the City could approve the partial <br />vacation of the applicants or indeed the total vacation of Forest Boulevard <br />citing that it would be SKire efficient and create less problees in the <br />future if the total vacation was approved by the City. <br />Tn reviewing Mr. nelson's concern (Exhibit H), 'learly this current <br />application would craate no problesi for Hr. Nalson. Eevi«.. Exhibit I, <br />tachnically, the only legal accesa to Nelson'a proparty is via uniaproved <br />Forest Boulevard. At tha tlsie Oak Placa was vacated, the access to Lot 3 <br />was a privsta driveway within Oak Place right-of-way. Nelson was not <br />granted easem'^nts prior to the vacation. It la interesting to note that in <br />Hr. Helaon'a pt^vioua application in 191ft, that sought a variance for the <br />Tonstruction of a detached garage, that this issue was not raised, as part <br />that application did indeed involve the difficult access via the current <br />driveway that serves the property. If the curren*" application is approved <br />as proposed, Mr. Nelson's problem may have to be resolved via other meana. <br />The City actually has three options of action involving th© prcevnt <br />request for vacation, as followst <br />1. Approve the current partial vacation. <br />2. Approve also a partial vacation but include Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and <br />8, Block 15 and table forsial action by the Planning Coamlaslon until <br />staff is able to advise the specific owners - we do not want to create <br />another problem as was created for Nr. Nelson in the previous vacation <br />of Oak Place. <br />3. Total vacation of Forest Boulevard, Vine Place and the park of <br />Saga Hill Revised. Staff would then recommend that we once again <br />table action on the current proposal in order to contact each of the <br />subject properties in order to resolve any access problems that may <br />resuli. with the complete vacation. <br />Note that the City will not vacatt that portion of Buff Street or <br />Summit Avenue but would maintain the 50* corridors to the lakeshore as fire <br />lanes. This action is consistent with previous vacations. <br />Staff Reccmmiendatlon - <br />Staff would recommend approval of the proposed vacation based on the <br />following findings: <br />1. The steep topography and location of the shoreline of For <br />within the platted right-of-way would prohibit road construct <br />2. There are no existing utilities within the subject area <br />any utilities planned within this area in the future. <br />r-_ <br />mmi