10-23-1989 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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To: Mayor Grabek & Orono Council Members From: Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrato 06 Date: October 16, 1989 Subject: Extension of Private or Public Road Attachment - A - Public/Private Roads Memo dated 8/21/89 B - Map of Area Issue - 101389.1HD coGft/I MEE o �hG �T 231989 ci*yofo eft In relation to an upcoming subdivision determine the level of Council interest to utilize City powers to extend a private road to serve a plat further north. Introduction - Attachment A was transmitted to Council at a time when a subdivision was being reviewed at the Planning Commission and expected to go to the Council. There was no discussion on the matter at the time. The person doing the subdividing has now acquired additional property from the original owner and will be submitting a modified subdivision to the November 20, 1989 Planning Commission meeting. Access to this property can either be by an east/west corridor -driveway or a private road outlot to the south. Efforts have been made to 1 ir._' t curb cuts on Old Crystal Bay Road. Directing traffic down to Watertown Road via a street to the rear would be the preferable approach. Discussion - Currently Wear Lane to the south of this property is a cul- de-sac private road over which the City has a road and utility easement. Last year the subdivider approached the original developer of these lots and was 3uoted a price of $20,000 per lot for access over the private road. (Subsequent to that 3 of the 6 lots on the property have been sold to other parties. They may be more willing to agree to the extension in order to have more people share the cost of maintenance.) As noted in the attorney's opinion of Att--chment A, the City does have some alternatives to be exercised in relation to this extension if that is the direction it desires to go. Alternatives - 1. Direct the subdivider to work with the members of the Homeowners' Association to see if an extension is agreeable. 2. Allow a person to extend the private road onto their property from the existing cul-de-sac and allow passage over it through the following: