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- . REGULAR IIEETING OF THE OROPdO COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1979 Page 36 Since 1977, the City has realized that RLS "plats" SUBDIVISION are, in fact, not "plats" at all, but r.ierely carefully 2700 Sixth Ave. . drawn raetes and bounds divisions. Property corners (Continued) � are not necessarily surveyed or narked and dedications (for roads or drainage easements) cannot be made. Therefore, the City no longer pernits RLS divisions except where metes and bounds are permitted. Psr. Neils ' • comparisons , including the RLS ' s are invalid because of when those divisions were approved (1976 and before) and because of the legal linitations of RLS' s. I. Drainage Easements iir. Neils cor.lpares easement requirements along County Road Six whereas a correct cor,iparision would be ar:iong contemporary divisions (the road has no bearing on easer►ent needs) . • Orono has required drainage and/or utilities easements as far back as 1961 when Long LakE Country Club was platted. Recently, divisions such as Farview (10/76) , Johnson (10/77) etc. , have had exclusive drainage easerients platted. "Drainage and Utility easer.►ents along certain lot lines has been a requirement of all plats approved since fall of 1977 (#�285 Kelley and I:elley 10/77) . Easements along all lot lines of all plats have been required since early 1978. This division (#358 3/78) r.1a1�, in fact, have been the first to receive preliminary approval with such a requirement, but since that time, 13 plats have been finally approved with drainage and utility easements along all lot lines and ten others have had such a requirement included - in preliminary approval_ - ' Since March, 1978, only two plats have received final approval without drainage and utility ease- r.ients on all lot lines and both received pre- liminary approval prior to the ap�lication for this division. (#323 Tanglewood, Areliriinary 1/23/78, final 4/78 and #317 The Farri, prelir:linary 12/77, final 4/78) . Al1 divisions finall1� approved since 4/78 have had drainage and utility easements on all lot lines. Pir. Neils' argur.ient regardinc� consistency in . drainage and utility easement requirer.ients is entirely unsupported by fact. . II. Additional Right of 47ay The City' s rec�uirenents for right-oy-way dedication, �� where unplatted property .extends to the center of a � ' public road, has been a continuous practice as far as records are available. The rec�uirer_ient for � dedication of additional right of way along County Road Six (to a minimum 50 ft. half width) east of (Continued)