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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMIISSIION MEETING Tuesday, ]February 20, 2018 6:30 o'clock p.m. ILeskinen moved, ILandgraver seconded, to recommend approval off App➢ication No. 18-3998, .Dames and Mary Jundt, 1400 Bracketts (Point Road, vacation of the roadway and the sanitary sewer easement, subject to the conditions outlined in Staffff s ][deport. VOTE: Ayes 5, bays ®. ILeskinen moved, Olson seconded, to recommend approval of Application No. 18-3998, .Dames and Mary Juundt, 11400 Bracketts (Point Road, preliminary plat, subject to the conditions outlined in Stafi's Report. VOTE: Ayes 5, Days ®. ILAI S-000001 AILILEN MERRI[ILIL, VACATEON OF RIGHT-OF-WAY H[T-OIF-WAY (GRAND VIEW A NUE) BETWEEN 1161 AND 1153 ELMWOOIID AVENUE, 7:00 P.M. — 7:39 P.M. Allen N 6gill, Applicant, was present. Oakden state a applicant is requesting to vacate an unimproved platted right-of-way th4t s directly abutting his prop to the north of his rear lot. The property has one PID number. The right-of-way was originally a pr uct of a plat from 1887. The applicant is requesting vacation of the right-of-way east from the intersection ith Elmwood. There is currently a lift sta 'on located in the Elmwood right-of-way just south,df this unimproved right- of-way. The Public Works artment is planning to place a generator in -te area to support power to the lift station. There is currently s itary sewer that runs through the right-� way and some blacktop improvements over part of the are which functions as a turnaround aria for vehicles and helps with space for snow removal. The west end of the right-of-way functio as a turnaround for a road since a cul-de-sac is not present. While there may be some benefit to the pu` 'c in the future adjust the right-of-way through a land swap to accommodate the improvements, including a pavem t outside of the right-of-way, that proposal has not been presented or proposed. State Statute states no vacation shall be made u'ss i ppears to be in the interest of the public to do so. The Council may vacate any publicl/a, ility ease ent or boulevard reserve which is not being used for sewer, drainage, electric, ted telephone, asand steam purposesor for boulevard reserve purposes. The right-of-way is in use for a 'sting utilities and there are proposed future utilities planned for this space in the. Staff believes approving this It would also conflict with 1V) interest of the public. / One comment from would conflict with City Code a recommend denial of the request. t State Statute which states a vacatibq should be done if it is in the has been received and is in support of the The Planning Commission had no questions for Staff. K/eback g, 1161 Elmwood Avenue, stated she is speaking here tonight on behalf of Mr. errill and tunderstanding the neighbor does support the vacation of the right -of --way. With and to the ser, Winning noted there are no manholes in the actual right-of-way. One of them oles is oot owned by Mr. Merrill and theother manhole is on the lot owned by Mr. Hanna. Page 5 of 12