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1 Tot Plrnning Commission Chairman Kelley Orono Planning Commission Members City Administrator Bernhardson FrcHn:Jeanne A, Mabusth, Building & Zoning Administrator Date:March 4, 1987 Subject: #1114 William M. Bracken, 1770 West Farm Road - Vacation of Drainage & Utility Easement - Public Hearing Pertinent Section of the Code - Section 10.12 List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Application Exhibit B - Property Owners List Exhibit C - Plat Map Exhibit D - Lot Line Rearrangement of Lot 16 Exhibit E - Bracken Property - Easement to be Exhibit F •* Survey With Building Permit Exhibit G - Staff Letter Vacated Background on Current Application: On December 10, 1984, the City approved a lot line rearrangement of Lot 16, the Farm at Long Lake, that divided the lot inuo three parcels for combination with three adjacent properties (see Exhibit D). The Bracken property. Lot 17, combined with Parcel A (north 104.72' of Lot 16) was issued a building permit per survey submitted with application (Exhibit F). The house was obviously placed over a portion of the existing drainage and utility easments located along the shared lot lines of Lots 16 and 17. Bracken had difficulty getting a mortgage because the title company refused to give clear title with the new house placed over an easement. Staff sent a letter to the title company advising that this specific section of the drainage and utility easement serves no public purpose in its present location and that the City would consider vacation (Exhibit G). Mr. Bracken has petitioned to vacate the 10 feet wide drainage and utility easement located adjacent to the shared lot line of Lots 16 and 17 (Exhibit E). The City will consider the need to vacate easements whenever the City is asked to approve lot line rearrangements in the future. Consider the problems with the Van Eeckhout lot line rearrangement application. The replat subdivision of Paul Boyke, for tonight's review, will also require the concurrent vacation of platted easements no longer functional in relation to newly proposed lot lines. The Lurton application, another application involving a lot lino rearrangement of platted lots also for review tonight, did not appear to require a concuri;ent vacation of existing easements . Staff Recommendations To approve the vacation petition of William Bracken for the vacation of a 10 feet wide drainage and utility easement along the shared lot line of Lots 16 and 17, Block 1, the Farm at Long Lake, finding sasaroent not currently occupied with utility lines nor a drainageway and finding no future public purpose of the easement area in its present location. In addition, the City sees no need to acquire additional drainage and utility easements sir>n« «•»■. .ra along the 623 feet of the southern lot line 5I .! ii