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ATTACHMENT #8 IliaRIG if .ASSO(I#TtS Memo TO: Honorable Mayor & City Council Members FROM: Lee Elfering, City Engineer DATE: March 22, 2013 RE: 33' Road Easement Vacation Pinetree Ponds Development The road easement in question was originally granted on 7/18/68 when the area north of Labore Road was largely unimproved. The 33 foot width would have made up half of the standard 66 -foot street right -of -way width that was typical at that time. It is likely the intent was to require the other half of the right -of -way (33 -feet) to be dedicated from the other adjacent property owners. Since the time of the original dedication, extensive development has occurred in the area to the north with the improvement and extension of the City's street network, watermain, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer facilities without the use of this easement. There has also not been any additional road easement or right -of -way granted from any adjacent properties since the original dedication to complete the required width for a street which has decreased from 66 -feet to 50 -feet. The proposed Pinetree Pond development incorporates three of the properties that could benefit from the use of this road easement. As the development is laid out a new street right -of -way is being granted that aligns with Cherry Hill Lane at Labore Road. This connection point is preferred to the existing road easement location because it provides for a full intersection at Labore Road instead of offset intersections. Also provided by the Developer was a ghost plat of the area to the northwest of the plat encompassing the back yard areas of the properties at 2971, 2981, and 3001 Labore Road. Street right -of- way is being dedicated to the boundary of the Pinetree Ponds development based on a road alignment similar to that of the ghost plat to allow service of the area to the northwest with street and utility improvements. There have been other layouts proposed for development of the area to the northwest that were preferred by at least one of the adjacent property owners. One of these options was to extend a street from the proposed circle turnaround in Pinetree Pond to the east. This layout would provide for more immediate development potential for one adjacent property but is not acceptable to the Developer of the Pinetree Ponds plat. He believes this layout would negatively affect the marketability of the lots and therefore would not proceed with the development with this alternate layout. A second alternative was also provided by the adjacent property owners utilizing the existing road easement and the connection point proposed by the developer. This option would still require the cooperation of all three remaining property owners to the northwest and would require more street and utility length to serve the same area. 10062 Flanders Court NE — Blaine, MN 55449 — Ph: (763) 780 -0450 Fax (763) 780 -0452 Memo - 032213 -CC -ROW Vacation 31