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- Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323•0066
August 12, 2005
Craig Olson
4775 North Shore Drive
Orono MN, 55365
Re: 4795 North Shore Drive &Adjacent 33' Right-of-way
Dear Mr. Olson:
To follow up our recent phone conversation regarding your request of August 2, the City
is not interested in releasing for private acquisition the tax-forfeited property at 4795
North Shore Drive, nor in vacating the 33' extended right-of-way along the west
boundary of that property, for the following reasons:
1. The 33' dedicated right-of-way leads from County Rd. 19 to Lake Minnetonka.
Hennepin County may have some legal interest in this right-of-way. The
Department of Natural Resources adamantly opposes the vacation of such rights-
of-way. The Orono 2000-2020 Community Management Plan (CMP) indicates it
is not appropriate for the City to give up its extremely limited public lakeshore
properties.
2. City ordinances (Zoning Code Section 78-9, attached) only allow abutting
landowners to petition for a street vacation. Because your property does not abut
the right-of-way you wish to have vacated, you are not eligible to be a petitioner
for such a vacation.
3. 4795 Shoreline was obtained by the City via tax forfeiture in 1970 for the
purpose of"lake access lanes", deed#136852. This parcel cannot be vacated, and
cannot be directly sold by the City, but would have to be released to the County
for disposal.
4. The right-of-way and the tax-forfeited parcel potentially now serve or may in the
future serve a variety of public functions, including but not limited to:
- Walking access to the lake for use by area residents
- Utility comdor
- Public open space
- Stormwater drainage corridor
- etc.
Telephone(952)249-4600 • Fax(952)249-4616
www.ci.orono.mn.us
Craig Olson
August 12, 2005
Page 2
With regards to eliminating your shared driveway access, if you were to convince the
City that the existing access is unsafe and that a new access making use of a portion of
the City property was the only safe solution, and if Hennepin County Transportation
concurred, I can envision the City considering a driveway easement over the City parcels,
but this would not give you additional lot area credit for hardcover or setback purposes.
There is no application you are eligible to make that will result in the transfer of the
ownership of this property to you. The City has no interest in transferring this property to
private ownership. I am attaching the City ordinances regarding street vacation, as well as
the excerpt from the CMP dealing with public lake access properties. If you have further
questions,please feel free to contact me at 952-249-4600.
Sincerely, /'��
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Michael P. Gaffron
Planning Director
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cc: Ron Moorse, City Administrator
Grge Gappa, Public Services Director
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ZONING REGULATIONS § 78-41
(11) Prescribing penalties for the violation of for the purpose of establishing open space adja-
the provisions of this chapter. cent to the street and which area is designated on
(Code 1984, � 10.01((1), (2))) the recorded plat as boulevard reserve.
(Code 1984, § 10.12)
SeC. 78-6. Minimum requirements. State law reference—Vacating utility easements or bou-
levazd reserves,Minn.Stat.§462.358,subd.7.
In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the Secs. 78-10-78-40. Reserved.
minimum requirements for the promotion of the
public health, safety, morals and welfare.
(Code 1984, y� 10.03(1)) AR,TICLE II. ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT�`
Sec. 78-7. More restrictive provisions to ap-
P1Y DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Where the conditions imposed by any provision
of this chapter are either more restrictive or less Sec. 78-41. Zoning administrator.
restrictive than comparable conditions imposed
by any other law, Code provision, statute, resolu- (a) This chapter shall be administered and
tion or regulation of any kind, the regulations enforced by the zoning administrator, who shall
which are more restrictive or which impose higher be appointed by the council.
standards or requirements shall prevail.
(Code 1984, § 10.03(2)) (b) The zoning administrator also shall:
(1) Determine that all building permits com-
Sec. 78-8. Prohibitions. ply with this chapter;
It is unlawful to convert, enlarge, reconstruct (2) Issue all zoning occupancy certificates and
or alter any structure or use any structure or land make and maintain records;
for any purpose nor in any manner which is not in
conformity with this chapter. (3) Conduct inspections of buildings and use
(Code 1984, § 10.03(4)) of land to determine compliance with the
terms of this chapter;
,,�!` Sec. 78-9. Vacation of streets,alleys and pub- (4) Maintain permanent and current records
lic grounds. of this chapter, including but not limited
to all maps,amendments and special uses,
Vacation of streets, alleys and public grounds variances, appeals and applications;
shall follow the procedures set forth in this chap-
ter; except that such vacation shall require a (5) Receive, file and forward all applications
petition by a majority of the landowners abutting for appeals, amendments, variances, spe-
the property to be vacated, and a hearing pre- cial uses or other matters to the desig-
ceded by t�vo weeks' published and posted notice, nated official boclies;
all as required by Minn. Stat. § 412.851. The
council may vacate any publicly owned utility «� Institute in the name of the city any
easement or boulevard reserve which is not being appropriate actions or proceeclings against
used for sevver, clrainage, electric, telebraph, tele- a violator as provided by law; and
phone, gas and steam purposes or for boulevard t7) Seiwe as an e.c officio nonvoting niember
reserve Pu�poses,in the same mnnner as vacation of the planninb commission.
proceedings are conducted for streets, alleys and ���de 198=�, � 10.06(1), (�))
other public �vays. A boulevard resei-�e means an
easenlent established adjacent.to a dedicated street °�°Cross reee�•ence—�c1m;��istration, c1�. ?.
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• � CMP Part 4A. Transportation Plan
lake populatio�:,however,tl:e extent of lakeshore available to the public generally and the meai:s of public access
to tlie lake liave diminislied and tlierejore become increasingly valuable from year to year...we must not forget
t1:at the public includes persons other tican t/:ose i�z tfie immediate viciniry. Tlie general public Icas a true
concern ii: tlie recreational facilities offered by tlie[akes whicfe r:atute lias so jreely given us in t/iis state. Tleeir
generous s/iaring by all wi11 make for a liealtliier and lrappier people. The many reot fortunate enougli to be able
to acquire t/ie advantages of ownership of lake s/eore properties s/:ould not be deprived ojtl:ese benefits. Tleis we
ivvuld do if we permitted streets leading to tlie lakesJ:ore to be vacated..
"The loss to tl:e pub[ic of ISO feet of slloreline out of a total of approximately 100 miles may to tlee Baldwins
see»i inconsequential or even infinitesimal and notlsing to be disturbed about. But, of t/iis 100 niiles of precious
shoreline, only a s»iall fraction I�as been reserved for the pub[ic; and if the cou�ts sliould create a precedent by
pern:itting a single inroad,I►owever small, upon tl�e public's sliare ojtlie shoreline, ot/ter i�troads wil!i�tevitably
jollow,until the aggregate becomes a real t/:reat to tfte public's free access to tl:e lake. To avoid any possibility of
sucli a result, t/ie courts s/tould witle equal vigor repulse tf:e first, tlie seco�:d, a�:d every otlier assault upon tlie
public don:ai�i."
Less than 1% of Orono's lake shoreline has been dedicated as public access
corridors. Nearly all the rest is privately owned, and not available to the
public for lake access purposes, save for the DNR Maxwell Bay Access,
Hennepin County's North Arm Access and the City's Summit Park on
Long Lake. Hennepin County's Noerenberg Gardens Memorial Park,
while abutting Lake Minnetonka, has deed restrictions that disallow use for
docking or launching boats. With shoreland abutting a dozen separate bays
in Lake Minnetonka, Orono has a commitment to maintaining access via
the dedicated access corridors.
Lake Access Policies
It is the City's intent to permanently retain for public use all existing lake
access corridors and fire lanes, regardless of the current level of use or
maintenance. To this end,the City will follow these policies:
1. Requests for vacation of dedicated lake access right-of-ways will be
denied in all cases except where equal or better lake access will be
grantee� nearby in retum.
2. The Ciry will identify and take necessar� acticn to pr�s�:ve the
public's right to use of any su�h accesses which exist but which
may not have been formally dedicated.
3. The City will endeavor to work with property owners adjacent to
lake access conidors to ensure that both the rights of the public and
the rights of the private landowner are upheld.
Orono's lake accesses are enumerated in Table 4A-6.
�aty of Orono Cominunity 1Vlanagement Plan Page 4A-33
September 2000
FoxestLalte ��,� � � ,; , . .,,.. -: �._� �
?3 Forest Lake Landing 7-N 4415/4440 60'wide platted road,access not developed,walking use only
24 Elm��roc�d Avenue 7-N South of 1199 20'wide platted road/alley leading to shoreline
2i "Sununit Avenue"(Gxtensioil 7-S 1067/1101 50'wide platted road to shoreline
oi�Elm���ood Avenue)
26 "13uff Street" 7-S West side of 50'wide platted road to shoreline,not developed
1453 Park Dr
West Arm Bay . , , , ..
?7 North Shore Drive�vest end 7-S "4795" 33'platted corridor extension of Co.Rd 19 plus tax-forfeited Lot 10,Block 6,
(adjacent to Orono/l�l'trista Shoreline "Bergquist and Wicklund's Park...";undeveloped corridor primarily for drainage
border) purposes due to very steep slopes
`�S North Shore Drive at "Adams 7-S 4731/�#745 40'platted road extension in plat of"Bergquist and Wicklund's Park..."
Street" rxtension
?9 Rest Point Lane 7-S 1340/1345 33'platted corridor
;0 P�est Point Road 7-S 1405/1410 16'platted road widens to about 40' at shoreline
3 I Orchard Beach Place 7-S West of 1530 50'platted road extends to shoreline;tree growth limits vehicular access
;'? Hi��h�vood Lane Extension 7-S 4156/4167 20'platted alley to shoreline;steep slope to shore]ine
IIigh�vood Rd
;; I-Iigliwood Road Alley 7-S 4051/4075 20'platted alley to shoreline
;4 Corral I�oad Extension 17-N 1785/1825 20'platted alley mainly for drainage but also walking access
Concordia
;5 (�a��crness Point Accretions 1 II-N Across from Accretions to the 40'originally platted road in the plat of"Fagerness";this are is
I965/1955 mostly unclaimed but a number of title registrations may result in dedicated
Tagerness Pt Rd right-of-way no longer abutting shoreline
Spring Park�3ay : , . , .
;C, Casco Point I�cach 20-S 2871/2879 S�vimmv�g 60'wide platted road("Carman St")used as a City swimming beach
Casco Pt Rd Beach
37 Casco Circle 20-5 319�/3205 60'�vide platted road to shoreline at the south side of Caseo Circle
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TO: Mr. Michael Gaffron—Planning Director-Orot�o
FROM: Craig Olson - 4775 North Shore Drive. Orono
DATE: August 29, 2005
� RE: Proposed driveway easement
Dear Michael,
Thank you for your prompt response regarding my inquiry into purchasing the tax forfeited property at 4795
North Shore drive. I understand the city's position regarding the sale of this property. The number of city
owned properties that abut the lake are scarce and it is in the city's best interest to retain these. Due to the
intense grade of the property to the lake, as well as the redirection of drainage along North Shore Drive,it is
probably of considerably lesser value from a city development standpoint in relation to other properties
around the lake. My interest in the property was in redirecting our driveway access to North Shore Drive.
The current access,through an easement on our neighbor's property,is extremely unsafe with regard to
exiting/entering the road. When exiting the property eastbound onto North Shore Drive,the driver has a
completely obstructed view of on-coming traffic(please see the attached photos). Additionally,when
entering the property traveling eastbound(or from the West),it is necessary to change into the on-coming
lane to make the turn into the driveway. In the short time we have lived at here, I have already had a
couple of close calls. I would have to assume that wintertime driving would make this condition even more
problemaric. It is for this reason that I would like you to review/consider the possibility of a driveway
easement through the above-mentioned tax forfeited property. Relocation of the driveway would allow me
to construct an entrance that better suits the safe access to our home. Because of the grade, it would be best
to locate the new entrance as far West/North(toward Minneapolis Avenue)as possible to lessen the
steepness of the driveway. I have not drawn any specific locations for the new driveway and respectfully
ask for your opinion as to where it might be placed. I have attached a photo showing the appropriate area
of where it could be constructed. Construction of the garage on the West side of home would require me to
get the approval of a zero side setback allowance for the most Southwesterly corner of the garage. I have
provided a survey of our property�vith the garage drawn in that would service the new driveway. I am very
interested in getting your feedback and suggestions regarding this project.
Sincerely,
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Craig Olson
952-935-8112 (W)
952-472-6613 (H)
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