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Shakopee Planning Commission Meeting
May 5, 2022
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| | | | | | | | | FROM: | Mark Noble, Senior Planner | | TO: | Planning Commission |
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| | | | | | | | Subject:
Vacation of a Segment of Public Roadway Easement Located East of 125th Street |
| | | | | | | | Policy/Action Requested:
Recommend adoption of Resolution No. R2022-060 for the Vacation of a segment of public roadway easement located east of 125th Street. |
| | | | | | | | Recommendation:
Forward a recommendation approving the vacation of the easterly 180 feet of the Roadway Easement as described in the Easement Vacation Exhibit. |
| | | | | | | | Discussion:
Steve Breeggemann, property owner, and Loucks Inc., applicant, are requesting that the Planning Commission forward to the City Council a recommendation approving the Vacation of a segment of public roadway easement located east of 125th Street.
The Breeggemann family are presently working with a developer to create a residential subdivision of their property. This easement has primarily served as an access to their farm field. This roadway (farm) access would no longer serve a purpose; therefore, they are requesting vacation of that easement.
City departments and other outside agencies were given the opportunity to review and provide comments regarding this application. As shown on the aerial maps attached to this report, there are 3 private residential residences that currently access 125th Street to Old Brick Yard (County State Aid Highway 69). This access is a steep gravel roadway that is not up to current City and County design standards (see attached street view image). The long-term plan is for that intersection to be eliminated, and should these properties still be utilized for residential purposes, this Roadway Easement would serve as an access to a new roadway proposed to the east as part of a new residential subdivision. There would be no need for the Easterly 180 feet of this Roadway Easement, based on preliminary conceptual plans for that subdivision.
The three residential properties are identified on the City’s Comprehensive Plan as Open Space, with the long-term plan being that once the homes are no longer occupied, the properties would be incorporated into the surrounding bluff open space being developed in this area of the community. Based on the short and long term scenarios, staff recommend that only the easterly 180 feet of the Roadway Easement be vacated at this time and that a title search be conducted to confirm other interest from utility holders in any existing/underlying easements on the property.
The attached draft Resolution provides conditions of approval of the requested action. The City Council will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 to consider the vacation of the public Roadway Easement. On that date, comments from staff members and utilities, as well as a recommendation from the Planning Commission, will be presented to the City Council for consideration.
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