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ORDINANCE NO. 750
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE VACATING EXCESS HIGHWAY AND UTILITY EASEMENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLAT OF HIDDEN HOLLOW
WHEREAS, a request has been submitted to the City of Mounds View to vacate easements
originally granted to the City for utility and highway purposes, all legally described as follows:
Easement A: A highway and utility easement over, under and across the south thirty feet
of Lot 38, Knollwood Park, recorded as Document No. 512047.
Easement B: A highway and utility easement over, under, above and across the south
thirty feet of Lot 35, Knollwood Park, recorded as Document No. 507993.
Easement C: A highway and utility easement over, under, above and across the south
thirty feet of Lot 34, Knollwood Park, recorded as Document No. 504509.
Easement D: A five foot utility easement across Lot 34, Knollwood Park, approximately
160 feet from rear lot line, listed as a recital on Certificate of Title
No. 117202.
Easement E: A five foot strip of land along rear line for public utility use, which covers all
of Lot 40 and the east half of the South 438 feet of Lot 39, Knollwood Park,
listed as a recital on Certificate of Title No. 332013.
Easement F: Easement as shown on plans for City of Mounds View Improvement Project
1966-3 SCH A, sheet 17 and 18 of 22. The east twenty feet of Lot 36 and the
west fifteen feet of Lot 35 and the south thirty feet of Lots 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,
39 and 40, Knollwood Park
Easement G: A highway and utility easement over, under, above and across the south
thirty feet of Lots 39 and 40, Knollwood Park, recorded as Doc. No. 500934:
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the above-described utility and highway easements,
as shown on attached Exhibit A, no longer serve a public purpose and it is in the public interest to
vacate such unneeded utility and highway easements.
NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The City of Mounds View Municipal Code Appendix D is hereby amended to include
reference to the following Special Ordinance No. 750.
Subd. 1. The City has made a determination that the above-described utility and highway
easements no longer serve a public purpose, and as such, it is in the public interest to vacate such
portion.
Subd. 2. There are no apparent public utilities, buried or otherwise, within the easements to be
vacated except those already protected by virtue of dedicated easements associated with the Hidden
Hollow plat approved by the City Council on June 28, 2004.
Subd. 3. The City Council of the City of Mounds View finds that there is no public interest or
purpose served in retaining the excess and unneeded utility and highway easements proposed for
vacation.
Subd. 4. The highway and utility easements legally described herein and shown on Exhibit A
are hereby vacated.
SECTION 2. This ordinance takes effect thirty (30) days after its publication.
First read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 9th day of August, 2004.
Read and passed by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 23rd day of August, 2004.
Jerry Linke, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kurt Ulrich, City Clerk-Administrator
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Exhibit A. Easements to be Vacated as Related to Hidden Hollow Plat
Easement A Easement B Easement C
Easement D
Easement F
*Note – Easement F exists in the
same location as Easements A, B,
C, E and G
Easement F
Easement G Easement E