02-20-2018 Planning Commission Packet

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Project Narrative Application #LA18-000001 Allen J. Merrill 1161 Elmwood Avenue Orono, MN 55364 January 19, 2018 I respectfully request that the City of Orono vacate its interest in the property reserved to the city and identified as the North 10' of Lot 18 and the South 10' of Lot 19, Skarp and Lindquist's Fernhill, Hennepin County, Minnesota, also known as Right of Way for Grandview Avenue. I own Lots 9 and 18 and Mr. Bob Hannah owns Lots 8 and 19. Lots 18 and 19 are both 40' wide while Lots 8 and 9 are both 50' wide. If the city were to vacate its 20' right of way, Mr. Hannah and I would split the 20' so that each of us would receive 10' and the Lots 18 and 19 would each be 50' wide. To the best of my knowledge, this property has not been used as a city street at any time but was reserved for that purpose from Elmwood Avenue up to North Arm Drive. The portion of the reservation closest to North Arm Drive has already been vacated by the city and a house sits on that property with an address of 1151 North Arm Drive. As the city no longer has a right of way all the way through from Elmwood Avenue to North Arm Drive, the city would be unable to construct a street in this location as originally intended. At this time, the property is simply a grassy area with no improvements. There is a fairly steep grade to the property in some places. It is my understanding that the city would like to place a generator at the back of the property over which it currently has this right of way. If this request to vacate that right of way were to be granted, Mr. Hannah and I would give the City of Orono an easement to place the generator and access that generator.