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• • SSR & W Minor Subdivision page 3 prospective buyer of the new 11 -acre lot would use the one -acre strip for access to Main St. There are several problems with this proposal. Currently, both Dupont Ave. and Duffee Drive are 1/2 rights of way (33 ft. wide). Dupont runs along the southern edge of the site. Duffee Drive meets Dupont at the southeastern corner of the site. The proposed additional easement would extend along Dupont to Lois Lane. There is no connection to Main St. Currently, an electric power transmission line easement follows the Dupont Ave. alignment: the location for the road easement proposed by the applicant. It would be very difficult to convert this location to a road. In contrast, Oak Lane is a full 66' right of way now except 200 feet just west of the freeway. The option recommended by staff would use this to plan the future Main St. connection. Much of the land in the area is wetland. Construction of the future road connection would involve wetland impacts regardless of the alignment. Adjacent Property Access Access to future development is an important issue. Another important issue is the current access situation for the adjacent land owner. The property at 1196 Main St. currently accesses Main St. via a driveway in the one -acre piece. The current residents there, Steve Martichuski and Kathy Matzke, have explained to staff that it was their understanding that a public road was to be constructed there. The deed to their property refers to a road easement, they say. For this reason, they oriented their garage to the east, with their driveway connecting to the long driveway that runs to Main St. The fact that the one -acre piece is 66 feet wide indicates that, sometime in the past, someone planned the strip for a road. However, we have no information indicating that the City has any rights or ownership in the property now. PLANNING & ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION The P & Z considered the application on November 14. The staff report included the recommendation that the minor subdivision be approved only if a road easement is dedicated to the City that includes the one -acre piece and the eastern 66 feet of the larger 11 -acre portion. The P & Z agreed that a road easement is appropriate. The P & Z thought the full 66 feet should be dedicated on the north, which would include the one -acre strip. However, the P & Z recommendation is to reduce the right of way dedication on the southern portion of the site to 33 feet instead of the full 66 feet. The other 33 feet is to be acquired when and • if property to the east develops. This would distribute the burden of supplying land for the future right of way.