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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: April 6, 2001 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Jennifer Chaput, City Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case#01-09 Final Plat/Vacation of Easement Chesapeake Companies,NE Quadrant of I-694 and I-35W Request The applicant is requesting a final plat of the Morris Communications property, located in the Northeast quadrant of I-694 and I-35W. Background The City Council approved the preliminary plat of the Morris Communications property in January, 2001. The preliminary plat met all of the requirements of the City Code and created one developable lot (which is actually,by plat, three lots due to the railway intersection and the road easement) and two outlots for the existing billboards. Following approval of a preliminary plat, the applicant had three months to file a final plat application with the City. The purpose of the final plat application is to incorporate any changes that the City Council required during the preliminary plat phase. There were no changes required at that time so this is just a procedural application. As a part of the final plat application, a vacation of easements application has been made as well. The Morris Communications property has two road easements (3'd Avenue and 13th Street) in favor of the City of Arden Hills at this time. In order to file for final plat, the State Statutes requires that the easements be vacated by the City and be dedicated back to the City. Submitted as part of the application are copies of easement documents 1688078, 1719279, 1832660, and 2110427. The City Council is required by State Statute to hold a public hearing to vacate and dedicate the easements. Attached is Resolution#01-11, outlining the findings for this procedure, as required by the State of Minnesota Chapter 412.851,vacation of streets. The City Council received all information pertinent to this case as part of the Planning Commission packet for the April 4 Planning Commission meeting. Deadline for Agency Actions The City of Arden Hills received the complete application for this request on March 7, 2001. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statue the City must act on this request by May 6, 2001