HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-075CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RM-191KIMUM �#1 - �11 �
A RESOL UTIONAPPROVING THE VA CA TION OF THE DRA17VA GE AND UTILITY
EASEMENT OVER OUTLOT 0 OF THE INWOOD ADDITION
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo (the "City") is a municipal corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a final plat for the Inwood Addition on May 19,
2015 through adoption of Resolution No. 20 15-039; and
WHEREAS, a drainage and utility easement over, under and across the entirety of Outlot
0 of the Inwood Addition (the "Property") was dedicated to the City on the plat, which was duly
recorded with the County Recorder; and
WHEREAS, the Property has been replatted the Inwood 6 1h Addition, which plat was
approved by the Lake Elmo City Council on October 15, 2019 and the approval was ratified by
the City Council by the adoption of Resolution No. 2019-076; and
WHEREAS, new drainage and utility easements over the Property have been dedicated
by RPS Legacy Desoto, LLC, the fee owner of the Property in and on the final plat of Inwood 6'
Addition; and
WHEREAS, RPS Legacy Desoto, LLC, the fee owner of the Property and the developer
veloper
of the Inwood 6th Addition filed a petition with the City pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section
412.851 to vacate the drainage and utility easement over the Property that was dedicated to the
City in and on Outlot 0 of Inwood Addition final plat due to the dedication of new drainage and
utility easements over the Property made to the City in plat of Inwood 6 th Addition; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk reviewed and examined the signatures on said petition to
vacate and determined that such signatures constituted all of the owners abutting upon the
easement to be vacated; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 412.851, the City scheduled a
public hearing for August 12, 2019 to consider the proposed vacation of the easement; and
WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was posted, published in the City's official
newspaper and mailed to the owners of affected properties, all in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held the public hearing on the proposed vacation
on August 12, 2019, at which hearing all interested parties were heard; and
WHEREAS, following the public hearing, the Planning Commission recommended to
the City Council that the vacation of the easement as described in Exhibit A be approved because
it is in the public interest due to the fact that a replacement drainage and utility easement has
been dedicated to the City in the Inwood 6 1h Addition final plat; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in its discretion has determined that the proposed vacation
of the existing drainage and utility easements will benefit the public interest because:
1) The City has granted Final Plat Approval for the Inwood fly' Addition, which includes
PID 33-029-21-13-0017; which will grant the City new drainage and utility easements for
similar purposes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LAKE ELMO, COUNTY OF WASHINGTON MINNESOTA, that such request
for vacation of existing drainage utility easements lying south of 5"' Street North on the Parcel
with PlD# 33-029-21-13-0017 (Outlet 0) is hereby granted in accordance with the property
descriptions provided above, subject to the following conditions of approval:
1. The final plat of Inwood-6 ' Addition being approved by the City Council and recorded at
Washington County. The final plat must include the dedication of new drainage and utility
easements.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to
sign all documents necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution.
Passed and duly adopted this 1501 day of October, 2019 by the City Council of the City of Lake
Elmo, Minnesota.
Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jul (e,;6hrison, Ckt)rkJerk
EXHIBIT A
Legal Description of the Vacated Easement
All the Drainage and utility easements over, under and across Outlot O, as created and shown on
the recorded plat of Inwood, Washington County, Minnesota.