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In the Public District, buildings of "Other governmental units" (the designation afforded the Watershed District) are allowed by Conditional Use Permit, The Watershed District was granted a Conditional Use Permit for their existing property, and must have an amendment to that Conditional Use Permit in order to be able to retain and use the existing garage on the subdivided parcel Analysis Subdivision & Property Combination 1. Easements. The City's subdivision regulations include a requirement that perimeter boundary line drainage and utility easements are dedicated at the time of any subdivision. At the September 13, 2012 Planning Commission meeting the applicants indicated that they would rather not dedicate drainage easements along property lines, as this may not be the area where drainage occurs on the property. In a letter to the City dated September 25, 2012, the applicants indicated that they are in the course of developing a stormwater plan and drainage easements, and have been working with the City Engineer on the issue. They will be adding easements to the site survey once they determine the location of drainage pipes and catch basins. As indicated by the City Engineer in a letter dated September 24, 2012, a condition of approval will be that these easements are granted based on the final design, and given that they have addressed key issues including: a. Conveying sheet flow from the remaining Norm's Tire property over the subject property, and to the swale or Gervais Creek, when the property is split. b. Creating easements over areas that will convey water across the lot, once drainage locations are finalized. c. Illustrating both drainage and utility easements on the final survey, which will need to be submitted for approval. 2. Legal descriptions /Platting. As described earlier, the Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District is seeking approval to split a portion of the adjacent property at 477 Little Canada Road, formerly occupied by Norm's Tire, and add it to their property at 2665 Noel Drive. This parcel., along with the two existing parcels occupied by the existing Watershed District offices, would concurrently be combined into a single property. The subdivision and recombination of parcels can occur, under Little Canada's subdivision regulations, via a metes and bounds legal description and a certificate of survey, as this proposal has been made. At the September 13, 2012 Planning Commission meeting the applicants indicated that they had contacted the Ramsey County Recorder, who indicated that a plat will not be necessary. Regarding the combination of the properties, the applicant stated that the former Norm's property would be divided into parcels A & B, and the three lots would 5