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taking into consideration that when you strike the balance between the people that are currently
living here and new development. I don't want to stop progress but we don't really have the
infrastructure it seems to me to deal with a lot of the traffic we currently have, whether you be
exiting off of Lake Lucy to get onto 41. You cannot make left turns out of that area at all. Even
on non, I mean during rush hour pretty lenient but it's, we're going to have to do something
about the roads and the traffic so if you have comments or you've already taken that into
consideration, I haven't been able to be at any of the other public hearings and if not I just
wanted to let that concern be voiced.
Mayor Furlong: Okay. Is there anybody else who would like to speak during visitor
presentations this evening? If not, then we thank you. We have visitor presentations every
meeting and people are always welcome to come. We'll move on now with our agenda.
PUBLIC HEARING ON V ACA TION OF PUBLIC EASEMENTS WITHIN PINEHURST
PLAT. FILE 05-01.
Public Present:
Name
Address
Nathan Franzen
Bill & Max Flanagan
Julie Fuecker
1851 Lake Drive
6653 Brenden Court
6751 Manchester Drive
Matt Saam: Thank you Mr. Mayor, council members. Just to remind you of the location we're
in for the Pinehurst plat. This is the subject property. We're on the west side of Galpin, just
north of Lake Lucy Road. Prior to the recent replatting of this property into the Pinehurst
development, the property was originally platted back in 1987 into the two lots shown here. The
plat was called Old Slocum Tree Farm. With that plat the City received, as we always do,
standard side lot line drainage and utility easements. Now with the replat of the property we're
again getting our standard easements and in fact many more and wider easements. So in order to
clear up the title so there aren't any encumbrances on the new lots, the developer has requested
us, the city to vacate the old underlying easements. Staff has no objection of this and I'd be
happy to take any questions.
Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Any questions for staff? Just the one question Ihave for
clarification. The timing of this is such that, this is kind of all part of the steps that need to be
taken that are typically taken when we're dealing with a replat?
Matt Saam: Yes. Yeah, I'll explain it to you. If you approve this tonight, then when the city
attorney's office records the plat, they will record this I believe immediately before the plat so
it's not like we're giving up these easements before we get the new ones, if that's the concern.
Mayor Furlong: Exactly. Thank you. Any other questions? No? If not, thank you. We'll go
ahead and open up the public hearing at this time for anybody that wishes to speak on this issue.
Please come forward to the podium. State your name and address.
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Julie Fuecker: My name's Julie Fuecker, 6751 Manchester Drive. I live on Manchester Drive
and it's going to be opening it up to that and I guess I'm not sure what you're talking about with
easements. I'm very naïve on this. We have a group of homes in this area here that have an
easement that has a bunch of trees. Are you getting rid of that and widening that or what's the
point of impact on these homes that butt up against the new development?
Matt Saam: Sure. Your easements are not being affected. It'd be the easements on the property
to the north of you. We're vacating or releasing the existing ones because they're being replaced
with the development of the property by new easements and in fact wider ones.
Julie Fuecker: Okay, so the one here in Woodridge Heights remain the same?
Matt Saam: Correct.
Julie Fuecker: Okay.
Mayor Furlong: If anybody else would like to come forward on this topic. Interested parties. If
not, without objection then I'll close the public hearing and we'll bring it back to council. Any
additional questions for council on this matter? For staff. If not, is there any discussion from
council? Hearing none, is there a motion?
Councilman Peterson: Motion to approve.
Councilman Labatt: Second.
Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Made and seconded. Any discussion on the motion?
Resolution#2005-41: Councilman Peterson moved, Councilman Labatt seconded to
approve the resolution vacating the existing public drainage and utility easements as
defined on the attached vacation description. All voted in favor and the motion carried
unanimously with a vote of 4 to O.
REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE 2.77 ACRES INTO 6 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS WITH
VARIANCES; LOCATED AT 6500 CHANHASSEN ROAD (NORTH OF FOX HOLLOW
DRIVE, WEST OF HIGHWAY 101, AND SOUTH OF PLEASANT VIEW ROAD); FOX
DEN; APPLICANT 10 SPRING, INC., PLANNING CASE 05-08.
Kate Aanenson: Thank you Mayor, members of the City Council. 10 Spring Inc., the applicant
is requesting to subdivide 2.77 acres into 6 lots. The site is just north of the Fox Hollow
subdivision has direct access, or abuts Highway 101. Access to the site is via Fox Dtive. Again
that was a paper street that was put in place at the time that the subdivision, again as staff, when
we look forward to how the property would be served in the future. We take that into
consideration. There is an existing home on the site. That will be removed. The average lot size
is 15,452 square feet so all the lots do meet the minimum standards as far as the zoning
ordinance. The staff did have some concerns on Lots 1 and 4, and I'll show you the home plans
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