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February 19, 2004
Frank and Melissa Plachecki
3685 North Shore Drive
Orono,MN 55391
Re: Fire Lane Status
Dear Mr. &Mrs. Plachecki:
Thank you for your letter of February 16. The right-of-way adj acent to your property,which you refer
to as afire lane,was created and dedicated to the public as`Crystal Street' as part of the plat of"Shady-
wood"in 1893. It retains its status as a 33'wide public right-of-way,and appears on County plat maps
as an eastward extension of the south half North Shore Drive.
The City does not have the right to sell this parcel to anyone.Because`Crystal Street'was dedicated to
the public use fmm the plat of Shadywood,the only way it can become non-public is via a street vacation
process,in which the City Council would have to conclude that the right-of-way serves no present or future
public purpose. If the City vacated the right-of-way,it would by law revert back to the adj acent underlying
owner from the plat in which it was originally dedicated,i.e.the owners of Lot 1,Block 1,Shadywood(the
owners of 3705 North Shore Drive).In answer to your query as to whether you would have an equal
opportunity to bid on the parcel,the answer is no.
However,I can assure you that the City has no intent to vacate this right-of-way. I am enclosing an excerpt
� from the Orono Community Management Plan which establishes that the existing and potential access
points to Lake Minnetonka are very dear,and even though they may have no current public uses,we
cannot predict what public uses they may serve in the future.
I'm also enclosing a copy of the cunent County plat map and a copy of the original plat of Shadywood.
Should you have further questions,please contact me at 952-249-4600.
Sincerely,
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Michael P. Gaffron
Planning Director
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Teleohone f9521249.4600 • Fax f9521249.4616