03-28-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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To: Planning Commission Chairman Kelley 1 a"`n'� ' Orono Planning Commission Members '1 City Administrator Bernhardson jf,AR 2 8 191,.9 From: Jeanne A. Mabusth, Building & Zoning Administrator Date: March 14, 1988 CITY Ot undNO Subject: #1251 Audrev Schultz, Vacation of Vine Place & Forest Boulevard - Public Hearing Pertinent ordinance - Section 10.12 - Vacation of Streets, Alleys, and Public Grounds. Partial vacation of Forest Boulevard, the remainder of Vine Place and portion of a park, Saga Hill Revised, plat. List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Application Exhibit B - Plat Mao Exhibit C - Property Owners List Exhibit D - Petitior for Partial Vacation Exhibit E - Legal Descriptions Exhibit F - Engineering Report Exhibit G - DNR Report Exhibit H -- Nelso. Letter Exhibit I - Plat Dap of Area to be Vacated Exhibit J - Wetlands Map Exhibit K - As -Built - Sewer Exhibit L - Survey of Vine Place/Forest Boulevard - Location of Shoreline Review of Application - Per Section 10.12, the City has published the required two legal notices for the proposed partial vacation of Forest Boulevard, the remainder of Vine Place and portions of a park of the Saga Hill Revised plat. The vacation is a partial vacation involving nine properties. Staff has no knowledge as t.c why owners of Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Block 15, Saga Hill Revised, refer to Exhibit L, did not wish to be included in current application. Staff finds no public purpose in maintaining the undeveloped or unimproved portions of the subject areas, review Exhibit F. The vacation of Forest Avenue in an earlier planning decision would prohibit_ the _nstallation of a public roadway - at least a connecting through road not to mention the steep topographies and the lake that occupies the majority of the defined road bed. Staff has enclosed as-builts of the existing sewer lines (Exhibit K) and the wetlands map (Exhibit J) confirming no wetlands or existing utility lines within the subject area. The DNR Department of Public Waters advises no concern with the propose4 vacation and in a telephone conversation with Jim Lawler of the DNR Bureau of Lands, he also confirms no concern with the proposed application as long as there is no construction proposed within the subject area. Orono staff advised that based on our setback standards of 751, there could be no new construction within the subject area.